Living in Roessleville, NY
Roessleville is a big small town of 10,968 people in Albany County, New York. It's part of the Albany, NY area. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $265k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,968people
$265kTypical home
$1,416/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
57"Snow
208Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,968
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,724 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Hartford, CT
- In the Albany, NY area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $265k (≈$1,668/mo)
- Median rent $1,416/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" 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
- About average violent crime (330 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,706 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 22% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to ALB airport
- 4 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 262 ft
- 96 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 665 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 68 bars within 25 mi
- 203 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 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