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Menands is a small town of 4,505 people in Albany County, New York. It's about 4 miles from Albany, NY and 83 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $271k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,505people
$271kTypical home
$1,414/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
57"Snow
208Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,505
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,471 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Hartford, CT
- 4 mi to Albany, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $271k (≈$1,711/mo)
- Median rent $1,414/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°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
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (330 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,706 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 18% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to ALB airport
- 6 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 38% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 62 ft
- 96 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 684 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 68 bars within 25 mi
- 207 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 35 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 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