Elmont
- Population34,198
- Change from 199020%
- Population density10,042 per square mile
- Median household income$76,480.0
- Median age37 years
- Married with children46% of households
- Median age of dwellings49 years
- Owner-occupied78% of homes
- LIRR travel time to NYCFrom New Hyde Park, 30-37 minutes by LIRR
- Crime risk38 (100 = national average)
Community Profile
Often referred to as the "Gateway to Nassau County," the large hamlet of Elmont attracts many first-time home buyers from New York City.
"More than 90 percent of our buyers come from Queens, Brooklyn or the Bronx," said Jerry DiMonti, owner-broker of Century 21 People Services Realty. And with a population composed of 89 nationalities, Elmont has become an unusual suburban community offering a vibrant international culture.
Its biggest landmark - Belmont Park, a 430-acre racetrack - is the largest thoroughbred racecourse in North America and the site of the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the Triple Crown.
The Elmont Public Library recently built a new library cultural center at the site of a vacant middle school on Hempstead Turnpike.
Shops, services and eateries can be found along the area's four main thoroughfares: Hempstead Turnpike, Elmont Road, Dutch Broadway and Meacham Avenue.
Tree-lined neighborhoods feature mostly capes, Colonials and ranches.
The community has a few area parks and two large cemeteries at its center. Residents enjoy numerous annual events including holiday parades.
- Lisa Doll Bruno (2/27/2004)
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