Valley Stream spent less per resident in 2022 than 83% of similar cities
Valley Stream’s village government spent $38.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2023, about $954 per resident. Water and other utilities ($550,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Valley Stream is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$969 per resident in 2022: less than 83% of them
Valley Stream’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($969 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 18 New York cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,578, and the middle half spent $1,312–$2,062. Valley Stream spent less than 83% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($5 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
New York cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Valley Stream itself left out).
About $954 per resident a year, or $2.61 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 16%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 7% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Valley Stream reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $969 · 2023: $954. Per resident it went from $969 to $954 (down 2%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 37,196 to 40,414.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Typical bills top $10,000 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Valley Stream’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Valley Stream’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Valley Stream →
Who’s in charge in Valley Stream
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 283 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (40,414).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Valley Stream Central High School District
Valley Stream’s middle and high school district, shared with Lynbrook, Malverne. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $30,358 per pupil, $18,954 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal.
Valley Stream Union Free School District 30 · $27,506 per pupil
Valley Stream Union Free School District 24 · $32,677 per pupil
Valley Stream Union Free School District 13 · $27,702 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Valley Stream’s votes are counted by county
New York reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Valley Stream alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Nassau County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican51.4%368,117 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat47.3%338,424 votesOthers: 1.3% (9,124 votes).
Most votes in Nassau County: Donald J Trump
New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
100% of Valley Stream lies in Nassau County. Every 2024 race in Nassau County is on the county’s page.
Nassau County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Valley Stream.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2New York AssemblyValley Stream is split between 2 districts
- 3New York SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New York
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
How Valley Stream compares with the towns next door
Valley Stream spent $969 per resident in 2022; the 4 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $790 to $11,186. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Valley Stream’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Valley Stream’s government
How much does Valley Stream spend per resident?
About $954 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $969 was less than 83% of 18 New York cities of 25,000–49,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Valley Stream’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Valley Stream yet.
How did Valley Stream vote in 2024?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Valley Stream alone. Nassau County, where 100% of Valley Stream lies, voted Trump 51.4%, Harris 47.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Valley Stream?
143 full-time and 174 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $1.3M (about $16.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Valley Stream in the state legislature?
Valley Stream is split among 2 Assembly districts, so your address decides. The New York Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 9 (Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →