North Valley Stream vs Syosset

A side-by-side comparison of North Valley Stream and Syosset: population, income, housing, and more.

North Valley Stream and Syosset are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Syosset has the higher population (18,274 vs 17,756 in North Valley Stream). Syosset has the higher median household income ($187,936 vs $145,204 in North Valley Stream). Syosset has the higher median home value ($854,500 vs $588,800 in North Valley Stream).

Population, income & housing

	North Valley Stream	Syosset
Population	17,756	18,274
Median age	40.8 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$145,204	$187,936
Median home value	$588,800	$854,500
Median gross rent	$2,155	$3,066
Housing units	5,482	6,215
Homeownership rate	93.9%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.4%	70.1%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Valley Stream	Syosset
Population	18,661 → 17,756 (-4.8%)	19,453 → 18,274 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$116,224 → $145,204 (+24.9%)	$163,589 → $187,936 (+14.9%)
Median home value	$412,600 → $588,800 (+42.7%)	$663,400 → $854,500 (+28.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,781 → $2,155 (+21.0%)	$2,734 → $3,066 (+12.1%)

North Valley Stream

Population

18,66117,756

Median household income

$116,224$145,204

Median home value

$412,600$588,800

Median gross rent

$1,781$2,155

Syosset

Population

19,45318,274

Median household income

$163,589$187,936

Median home value

$663,400$854,500

Median gross rent

$2,734$3,066

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Valley Stream	Syosset
Under 5	6.4%	3.9%
5 to 17	14.0%	24.6%
18 to 24	8.3%	5.2%
25 to 34	14.7%	7.0%
35 to 44	10.6%	13.5%
45 to 54	14.6%	18.7%
55 to 64	13.5%	11.9%
65 to 74	11.8%	9.6%
75 and over	6.0%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Valley Stream	Syosset
White (non-Hispanic)	11.6%	59.7%
Black or African American	41.7%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	14.7%	32.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.6%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.3%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	24.1%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Valley Stream	Syosset
No high school diploma	6.7%	3.1%
High school graduate	22.6%	11.3%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	15.5%
Bachelor's degree	25.3%	34.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	36.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Valley Stream	Syosset
Drove alone	64.3%	54.1%
Carpooled	9.4%	5.7%
Public transit	10.4%	14.0%
Walked	1.2%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	11.9%	23.1%
Other means	2.9%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Valley Stream	Syosset
1-unit, detached	83.6%	91.2%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	2.7%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Valley Stream	Syosset
Poverty rate	4.4%	3.6%
Average household size	3.31	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	38	41
Median year structure built	1954	1958