Laurelton is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is now a largely an upper-middle class neighborhood. In the 1930s through 1970s and beyond, the neighborhood was populated by many Jewish Americans, but succeeding generations have been made up of new migrants. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 13.[1] Laurelton is part of the former town of Jamaica. It's better known today as part of the larger community of Jamaica, Queens. Merrick Boulevard, which bisects the community in a generally east-west direction, forms its commercial spine.

Laurelton was modeled after an English village, with stately Tudor style homes, both attached and detached. There are co-ops in converted garden apartment complexes and some new construction with more modern designs, but no high rise buildings, which has enabled Laurelton to keep its small town feel. The area of Laurelton closest to Rosedale and Cambria Heights is mostly made up of single-family homes. The area abutting Springfield Gardens contains many two-family homes. The area south of Merrick Boulevard contains many large, individually designed houses while many of the blocks to the north, running westward from Francis Lewis Boulevard, have attached, Tudor style rowhouses. The eastern part of Laurelton contains a series of streets with planted center malls .