According to the most recent data on the cost of living, North Valley Stream has an overall cost of living index of 148 which is 1.5x higher than the national index of 100.
Compared to only New York, North Valley Stream has a cost of living index that's 1.2x higher than New York's index of 119.
The standard of living in North Valley Stream ranks as #5,803 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in New York. By definition, that implies North Valley Stream ranks as the #615 most expensive place in the Empire State.
Living Expense | North Valley Stream | New York | National Average | |
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Overall | 148 | 119 | 100 | |
Services | 133 | 112 | 100 | |
Groceries | 150 | 110 | 100 | |
Health | 112 | 102 | 100 | |
Housing | 195 | 144 | 100 | |
Transportation | 133 | 105 | 100 | |
Utilities | 99 | 99 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in New York, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
Statistic | North Valley Stream | New York | United States |
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Median Home Value | $440,700 | $325,000 | $229,800 |
Median Rent | $1,835 | $1,315 | $1,096 |
Median Income | $124,267 | $71,117 | $64,994 |
Home Value To Income | 3.5x | 4.6x | 3.5x |
Rent To Monthly Income | 0.18x | 0.22x | 0.2x |
Item | North Valley Stream | New York |
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Shampoo | $1.67 | $1.06 |
Movie | $16.31 | $10.68 |
Bowling | $20.49 | $14.67 |
Item | North Valley Stream | New York |
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Ground Beef | $6.4 | $4.22 |
Fried Chicken | $2.65 | $1.39 |
Milk | $3.11 | $2.05 |
Item | North Valley Stream | New York |
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Haircut | $23.25 | $18.62 |
Beauty Salon | $60.79 | $39.05 |
Toothpaste | $4.42 | $2.34 |
Item | North Valley Stream | New York |
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Potatoes | $4.16 | $3.29 |
Pizza | $12.33 | $10.62 |
Beer | $12.01 | $9.38 |
Optometrist | $108.08 | $108.57 |
Doctor | $106.72 | $116.17 |
Dentist | $124.43 | $99.13 |
Item | North Valley Stream | New York |
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Gasoline | $2.62 | $2.22 |
Tire Balancing | $80.22 | $50.07 |
All Electricity | $157.7 | $167.67 |
Phone | $189.52 | $175.64 |
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. North Valley Stream |
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Levittown, NY | 51,266 | 140 | 0.9x |
Valley Stream, NY | 37,489 | 148 | 1.0x |
Elmont, NY | 36,245 | 146 | 1.0x |
Franklin Square, NY | 31,537 | 153 | 1.0x |
Plainview, NY | 26,267 | 155 | 1.0x |
Massapequa, NY | 21,531 | 163 | 1.1x |
Merrick, NY | 20,594 | 172 | 1.2x |
Lynbrook, NY | 19,445 | 154 | 1.0x |
Syosset, NY | 19,254 | 177 | 1.2x |
Massapequa Park, NY | 17,152 | 157 | 1.1x |