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Valley Stream, NY vs Miami, FL

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- Household income in Miami, is 59% less than it is in Valley Stream and is 44% below the National Average.
- Valley Stream unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- Miami unemployment rate is 8.3%.
 Valley Stream, NYMiami, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock8.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.4%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$43,460  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$47,860$69,021
 Family Median Income$132,856  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Valley Stream, NYMiami, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock17.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock10.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.2%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.4%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K13.6%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock11.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock7.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Valley Stream, NYMiami, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance14.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.3%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.4%1.2%
 Education, library7.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology10.4%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement4.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.8%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.8%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.0%13.1%
Reviews for Valley Stream    7 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for longer than I care to have lived here. Everything is close except important things like jobs. Commute 1.5 hours or more to find a decent job. Then  More

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Valley Stream is just five minutes away from NYC City Border Line. Fifteen minutes away from JFK Airport border. a beautiful Village with a great amount of Quality. I  More

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Over 15 years ago

Valley Stream is a fairly quiet town in Nassau County, Long Island with a rather low Crime Rate. It borders on Elmont, Rosedale and Cambria Heights Queens and is a  More

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Reviews for Miami    189 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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