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40.68° N · 73.71° W · GEOID 3653748

North Valley Stream

Nassau County, New York · part of the New York, NY metro

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The short answer

North Valley Stream is home to 17,825 people. Median household income is $142,733 a year and median rent is $3,059 a month, 25.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $613,800, about 4.3x annual median household income.

The story in North Valley Stream is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 18.4% to 25.7% of income. Also notable: Rent run 42% above what its fundamentals predict in the same metro area.

20OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

North Valley Stream scores better than 20% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 304th of 340 in New York.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%27
Economy 20%64
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%26
Education 10%66
Commute 10%1
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$3,059
124% above the median place
Median household income
$142,733
78% above the median place
Median home value
$613,800
92% above the median place
Unemployment
5.6%
14% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about North Valley Stream

  • Housing91% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 95% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to North Valley Stream

Nassau County loses about 4.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in46,951
Moved out52,848
Net−5,897

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Queens County, NY20,4947,425+13,069
Suffolk County, NY6,37811,644−5,266
Kings County, NY4,7542,141+2,613
New York County, NY2,6402,625+15
Palm Beach County, FL4411,556−1,115

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New YorkOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$111K
Leavers$110K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Nassau County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
3.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.6% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Nassau County report $110,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $110,100.
Income you would need
$122,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $3,059 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,518 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $613,800.
Getting to work
42 minutes each way on average; 14.8% work from home; 10.2% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
North Springfield, VA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
3.2%
44% below the median place
Moved from another state1
0.6%
72% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$110,128
57% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureNorth Valley StreamAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year13.2%44% below
Moved from another state1County figure0.6%72% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-4.7below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$110,84757% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$110,12857% above
02

What it costs to live here

Half the homes were built before 1953, older housing than in 94% of the 2,300 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

North Valley Stream25.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$122,360
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
25.7%
26% above the median place
Home price to income
4.3x
13% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
26%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$101,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in North Valley Stream, $3,059 a month, and local prices for everything else (105.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like North Valley Stream, but easier on the budget

Places that match North Valley Stream on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
North Springfield, VA8820.2% vs 25.7%$3,000Compare
Bergenfield, NJ8016.2% vs 25.7%$2,800Compare
Layhill, MD7518.0% vs 25.7%$19,000Compare
Fairview, CA7321.3% vs 25.7%$16,800Compare

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Homeownership1
91.4%
38% above the median place
Median year built1
1953
1% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,518
88% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureNorth Valley StreamAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$3,059124% above
Rent to income125.7%26% above
Home price to income14.3x13% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure112.612% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,68967% above
HUD area median income4County figure$164,30053% above
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001206% above
Median home value1$613,80092% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure7.0%118% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure44.5%14% below
Homeownership191.4%38% above
Renters paying 30%+147.7%6% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,51888% above
Vacant homes1County figure4.4%38% below
Median year built119531% below
03

Work and pay

Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 275 hours a year commuting, more than in 99% of the 2,241 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Mean commute1
42 min
68% above the median place
Commutes by transit1
10.2%
above the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
4.0%
63% below the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$142,733 +78%
Income per person$46,886 +17%
Unemployment5.6% +14%
Works from home14.8% +19%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureNorth Valley StreamAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$142,73378% above
Income per person1$46,88617% above
Unemployment15.6%14% above
Average annual pay6County figure$79,80121% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.0%19% below
Jobs6County figure636,274322% above
Poverty rate14.0%63% below
Mean commute142 min68% above
Works from home114.8%19% above
Commutes by transit110.2%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 38.2%, 333% above the median place.

Born abroad1
38.2%
333% above the median place
Household size1
3.4
34% above the median place
No health insurance1
3.2%
50% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband95.8% +4%
Bachelor's or higher40.5% +26%
Median age41.0 +5%
High school or higher91.5% −1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureNorth Valley StreamAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population117,8252588th largest
Median age141.05% above
Bachelor's or higher140.5%26% above
High school or higher191.5%1% below
Household size13.434% above
Born abroad138.2%333% above
No health insurance13.2%50% below
Homes with broadband195.8%4% above
05

Life in North Valley Stream

19 National Park Service sites lie within 60 miles, more than in 89% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

157 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents5.6 −45%
Playgrounds per 10k12.3 +31%
Grocery stores per 10k0.6 −74%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k3.4 −70%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi13.9 66.3×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Tenement Museum 15 miles
  • Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site 15 miles
  • African Burial Ground National Monument 16 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars27.6 +33%
Shops39.7 +31%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.9 +68%
Doctors' offices and clinics34.6 +71%
Child care centers4.8 2.1×

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
15.0
51% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
4.8
109% above the median place
Public schools12
313
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureNorth Valley StreamAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure313above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure200,775above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure11.426% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure27.633% above
Shops per 10k8County figure39.731% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure6.968% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure34.671% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure4.8109% above
Parks per 10k95.645% below
Playgrounds per 10k912.331% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.674% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k93.470% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi913.9above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1015.051% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1019above (median 2)
National Register listings11County figure157above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 29, 33% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached North Valley Stream. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index15
29
33% below the median place
Hurricane risk14
95.4
35% above the median place
Natural hazard risk14
97.1
5% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureNorth Valley StreamAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure85°F3% below
January average low13County figure26°F1% above
Average temperature13County figure54°F1% below
Annual precipitation13County figure45.6 in4% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure97.15% above
Hurricane risk14County figure95.435% above
Tornado risk14County figure76.26% below
Wildfire risk14County figure43.629% below
Heat wave risk14County figure96.07% above
Median air quality index15County figure2933% below
Good air days15County figure78.8%15% above
08

North Valley Stream in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 27% of the median income in 2030, up from 26% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, North Valley Stream does better than 25% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 53%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$3,059/mo (2024)$4,010/mo$3,290 to $4,890/mo+4.6%
Median household income$142,733 (2024)$180,500$152,500 to $213,500+4.0%
Median home value$613,800 (2024)$881,000$640,000 to $1,214,000+6.2%

The median home would be worth 4.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like North Valley Stream

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Hicksville, NY$3,113$144,471Compare
Wesley Chapel, NC$3,191$132,188Compare
East Meadow, NY$2,890$133,971Compare
Levittown, NY$2,656$146,068Compare
Levittown, NYEast Meadow, NYWesley Chapel, NCHicksville, NYNorth Valley Stream, NYNorth Valley StreamHicksvilleWesley ChapelEast MeadowNorth Valley StreamHicksvilleWesley ChapelEast Meadow

Places built like North Valley Stream

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how North Valley Stream performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
North Valley Stream, NY25.7%4.2%/yrn/a
Hicksville, NY25.9%5.0%/yrn/aCompare
Valley Stream, NY19.1%3.9%/yr-0.6%Compare
Baldwin, NY15.6%5.3%/yrn/aCompare
Franklin Square, NY17.6%5.9%/yrn/aCompare
North New Hyde Park, NY19.3%6.1%/yrn/aCompare
Colonia, NJ20.0%1.7%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is North Valley Stream a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 20 out of 100, better than 20% of the places we rate and 304th of 340 in New York. 91% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 95% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 84 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is North Valley Stream expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 25.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $613,800.

What salary do you need to live in North Valley Stream?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $122,360 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to North Valley Stream?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Hicksville, NY, Wesley Chapel, NC, East Meadow, NY and Levittown, NY.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares North Valley Stream with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for North Valley Stream itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/north-valley-stream-new-york

Citytistics. “North Valley Stream, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/north-valley-stream-new-york/

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