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South Valley Stream is a big small town of 6,512 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 12 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $657k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,512people
$657kTypical home
$1,878/moRent
84° / 40°Summer / winter
25"Snow
238Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,512
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,485 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to New York, NY
- 12 mi to New York, NY
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $657k (≈$4,142/mo)
- Median rent $1,878/mo
- Median household income $145k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (862 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 37% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to JFK airport
- 3 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 122 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12,980 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,820 bars within 25 mi
- 4,876 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 132 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 268 museums within 25 mi
- 62 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nassau County: R+4 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.