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Saratoga Springs is a small city of 28,631 people in Saratoga County, New York. It's about 18 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 106 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 $478k and rent runs about $1k a month.
28,631people
$478kTypical home
$1,470/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
63"Snow
203Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,631
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,020 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Hartford, CT
- 18 mi to Glens Falls, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $478k (≈$3,015/mo)
- Median rent $1,470/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 147 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
- Low violent crime (229 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,324 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to ALB airport
- 22 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 315 ft
- 122 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 623 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 69 bars within 25 mi
- 175 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 34 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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