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Galway is a tiny town of 172 people in Saratoga County, New York. It's about 27 miles from Albany, NY and 111 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $246k and rent runs about $1k a month.
172people
$246kTypical home
$1,416/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
62"Snow
186Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 172
- Part of a metro area
- About 672 people per sq mi
- 111 mi to Hartford, CT
- 27 mi to Albany, NY
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $246k (≈$1,554/mo)
- Median rent $1,416/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 186 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 179 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (588 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to ALB airport
- 22 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 850 ft
- 118 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 544 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 56 bars within 25 mi
- 163 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Saratoga County: Purple — split almost evenly
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.