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North Ballston Spa is a small town of 1,299 people in Saratoga County, New York. It's about 23 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 105 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,299people
$239kTypical home
$1,641/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
63"Snow
203Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,299
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,495 people per sq mi
- 105 mi to Hartford, CT
- 23 mi to Glens Falls, NY
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,508/mo)
- Median rent $1,641/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 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 46
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ALB airport
- 19 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 433 ft
- 118 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 697 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 72 bars within 25 mi
- 195 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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