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Colonie is a big small town of 7,702 people in Albany County, New York. It's about 4 miles from Albany, NY and 88 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $285k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,702people
$285kTypical home
$1,570/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
58"Snow
208Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,702
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,376 people per sq mi
- 88 mi to Hartford, CT
- 4 mi to Albany, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $285k (≈$1,800/mo)
- Median rent $1,570/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (150 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,806 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to ALB airport
- 2 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 322 ft
- 98 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 776 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 237 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 56 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Albany County: D+26 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk