Valley Stream is a medium-sized village located in the state of New York. With a population of 40,115 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Valley Stream is the 25th largest community in New York.

Valley Stream home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Valley Stream real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Valley Stream has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.93% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Valley Stream is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Valley Stream a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Valley Stream has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Valley Stream’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Valley Stream is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Valley Stream, the average commute to work is 38.54 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In addition, it is also a pedestrian-friendly village. Many of Valley Stream’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the village are by private automobile, Valley Stream is somewhat unusual for a village of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the train helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Valley Stream area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The citizens of Valley Stream are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.91% of adults in Valley Stream have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Valley Stream in 2022 was $46,105, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $184,420 for a family of four.

Valley Stream is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Valley Stream home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Valley Stream residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Valley Stream also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.25% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Valley Stream include Italian, Irish, Jamaican, Haitian, and Guyanese.

In addition, Valley Stream has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (38.26%).

The most common language spoken in Valley Stream is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.