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North Valley Stream, NY vs Wesley Chapel, NC

North Valley Stream

New York

vs

Wesley Chapel

North Carolina

Across 35 directional measures we can compare, North Valley Stream leads on 16 and Wesley Chapel on 19. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 4% higher in Wesley Chapel, while median household income is higher in North Valley Stream.

Median gross rent
$3,059$3,191
North Valley Stream is 4% lower
Median household income
$142,733$132,188
North Valley Stream is 8% higher
Median home value
$613,800$535,500
North Valley Stream is 15% higher

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $100,800 a year left in North Valley Stream and $96,500 in Wesley Chapel. Money goes further in North Valley Stream, by about $4,300 a year.
  • A household earning North Valley Stream's median of $142,733 would need about $136,500 in Wesley Chapel to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 7.2 points a year in North Valley Stream, and rent outran pay by 14.4 points a year in Wesley Chapel.

How these are calculated

North CarolinaNew YorkWesley Chapel, NCNorth Valley Stream, NYNorth Valley StreamWesley ChapelNorth Valley StreamWesley Chapel

Which fits you?

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Your weights

Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Wesley Chapel, NCComposite 43.7 / 100
33
258076n/a161742
02North Valley Stream, NYComposite 38.1 / 100
20
276466n/a126n/a

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Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureNorth Valley StreamWesley ChapelAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$3,059$3,191
Rent to income125.7%29.0%
Property tax rate1n/a0.5%
Home price to income14.3x4.0x
Prices vs US average2112.697.3
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$2,689$1,785
HUD area median income4$164,300$117,400
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001$2,643
Median home value1$613,800$535,500
Home prices, 1-year change57.0%3.5%
Home prices, 5-year change544.5%68.7%
Homeownership191.4%98.1%
Renters paying 30%+147.7%43.2%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,518$2,427
Vacant homes14.4%5.2%
Median year built119532004
Jobs and income
Median household income1$142,733$132,188
Income per person1$46,886$55,995
Unemployment15.6%3.8%
Average annual pay6$79,801$65,474
Pay growth, 1 year63.0%6.5%
Jobs6636,27478,177
Poverty rate14.0%4.5%
Mean commute142 min32 min
Works from home114.8%25.9%
Commutes by transit110.2%0.0%
People
Population117,8259,090
Population change since 20207n/a10.3%
Median age141.041.7
Bachelor's or higher140.5%47.7%
High school or higher191.5%88.6%
Household size13.43.0
Born abroad138.2%11.8%
No health insurance13.2%7.5%
Homes with broadband195.8%96.0%
Moving
Moved here in the past year13.2%6.2%
Moved from another state10.6%4.1%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-4.719.3
Income of households moving in8$110,847$101,542
Income of households moving out8$110,128$91,403
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k927.614.3
Shops per 10k939.723.9
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k96.93.8
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k934.611.9
Child care centers per 10k94.81.9
Parks per 10k105.62.2
Playgrounds per 10k1012.311.0
Grocery stores per 10k100.63.3
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k103.44.4
Libraries per 10k100.00.0
Named paths and bike trails100.00.0
Transit stops per sq mi1013.90.0
Nearest National Park Service site1115.041.4
National Park Service sites within 60 miles11191
National Register listings1215712
Schools
Public schools1331357
Public school students13200,77545,705
Students per teacher1311.417.0
Climate
July average high1485°F91°F
January average low1426°F31°F
Average temperature1454°F61°F
Annual precipitation1445.6 in43.6 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1597.189.1
Hurricane risk1595.481.4
Tornado risk1576.294.7
Wildfire risk1543.641.6
Heat wave risk1596.072.2
Median air quality index162940
Good air days1678.8%91.0%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: North Valley Stream $122,360, Wesley Chapel $127,640 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 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
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. 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); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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