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Mechanicville is a big small town of 5,124 people in Saratoga County, New York. It's about 17 miles from Albany, NY and 94 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,124people
$187kTypical home
$1,070/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
60"Snow
208Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,124
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,107 people per sq mi
- 94 mi to Hartford, CT
- 17 mi to Albany, NY
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,176/mo)
- Median rent $1,070/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (318 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (690 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to ALB airport
- 12 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 31% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 95 ft
- 111 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 779 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 234 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 59 museums within 25 mi
- 44 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 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