Health · Valley Stream

Valley Stream, NY health

Valley Stream differs from New York on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (8.4% vs 12.8%) and fewer adults with depression (12.7% vs 17.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults sleeping under 7 hours (43.9% vs 37.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Valley Stream

A-Health Grade

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Valley Stream’s Health Grade: A−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Valley Stream is healthier than 83% of U.S. towns and 76% of New York towns.

A-Self-rated healthAPhysical distressAMental distressA-ObesityB+DiabetesASmokingB-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 83%

Less healthyHealthier

New York towns we grade (1,227)Healthier than 76%

Towns with similar incomes, $100K–$166K (4,106)Healthier than 50%

Wealth explains part of the grade. Valley Stream is healthier than 83% of U.S. towns overall, but against towns with similar incomes its edge is smaller.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Valley Stream could be anywhere from B+ to A.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in New York ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Valley Stream with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Valley Stream uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Valley Stream compares with New York

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Valley Stream adults…

31 of every 100 Valley Stream adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.9–33.9%

Bars show Valley Stream; the black tick is New York. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Valley Stream, betterValley Stream, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.5% Valley Stream
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 43.9% Valley Stream
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.3% Valley Stream
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 9.1% Valley Stream
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Valley Stream adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New York.

Yearly checkup

NY 81%

Dentist visit

NY 64%

Cholesterol check

NY 89%

Colon screening

NY 67%

Mammogram

NY 79%

Taking BP meds

NY 77%

1 in 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Valley Stream 7.6% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Valley Stream adults are doing

1 in 3Valley Stream adults feel lonely

33.9% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 8Valley Stream adults have been diagnosed with depression

12.7% · New York 17.5% · better

1 in 3Valley Stream adults lack social or emotional support

29% · New York 26.4% · too close to call

1 in 7Valley Stream adults are in frequent mental distress

14% · New York 15% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 7

Valley Stream adults worry about having enough food

15% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 7

Valley Stream adults worry about keeping their housing

14.2% · NY 14.5% · about the same

1 in 14

Valley Stream adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.3% · NY 8.2% · about the same

1 in 13

Valley Stream adults lack reliable transportation

7.7% · NY 8.6% · about the same

10.4% of Valley Stream adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

24.4%

of Valley Stream adults live with a disability (New York 27.2%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.2%

Thinking or memory10.4%

Hearing4.8%

Errands alone6.3%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.1%

Black tick: New York. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Valley Stream

Valley Stream and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

21.9%34.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#16 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

New York25.1%

Malverne28.1%

Hempstead29.3%

Valley Stream30%

Lynbrook30.2%

Care nearby

Mount Sinai South NassauOceanside · 4.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. John's Episcopal Hospital at South ShoreFar Rockaway · 5.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Long Island Jewish Medical CenterNew Hyde Park · 6.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Queens Hospital CenterJamaica · 6.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Springfield Community Health CenterSpringfield Gardens · 2.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Harmony Healthcare Long Island at ElmontElmont · 3.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careValley Stream is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careValley Stream is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthValley Stream is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Valley Stream. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Valley Stream

Measure	Valley Stream	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.4%	28.9–33.9%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.7%	35–40.5%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	30%	26.6–33.6%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	21.3%	19.5–23.3%	24%	better
Depression	12.7%	11.1–14.5%	17.5%	better
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.4%	6.9–10.1%	12.8%	better
Asthma	10%	8.9–11%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	6.8%	6.2–7.4%	7.7%	better
Diabetes	10.6%	9.4–11.8%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	4.5%	4–5%	6%	better
Heart disease	4.9%	4.4–5.4%	6.1%	better
Stroke	2.8%	2.6–3.1%	3.4%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	9.1%	7.9–10.4%	11.3%	better
Binge drink	14.3%	12.4–16.3%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.5%	22.6–28.3%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	43.9%	40.3–47.5%	37.9%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.7%	79.3–83.8%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.3%	63.5–69%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90.7%	89.6–91.7%	89.2%	better
Colon screening	68.1%	64.5–71.5%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	75.9%	70.3–80.8%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.9%	76.5–81%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	7.6%	6.6–8.7%	7.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.9%	30.1–37.5%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	29%	25.6–32.1%	26.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14%	12.5–15.5%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.1%	14.3–17.8%	18.1%	better
Frequent physical distress	11.6%	10.3–12.8%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15%	13.1–17%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	14.2%	12.5–16%	14.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.3%	6.4–8.2%	8.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.7%	6.8–8.6%	8.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10.4%	8.9–11.7%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	24.4%	21.8–26.9%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.2%	9.9–12.5%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	10.4%	9.3–11.5%	12.1%
Hearing	4.8%	4.3–5.3%	5.6%
Vision	4.4%	4–4.8%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.1%	2.9–3.4%	3.8%
Errands alone	6.3%	5.7–7%	7.7%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Valley Stream door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the New York figure falls inside it, we don't call Valley Stream better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Valley Stream directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The New York figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.