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Schenectady is a mid-size city of 68,847 people in Schenectady County, New York. It's about 11 miles from Albany, NY and 96 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $1k a month.
68,847people
$169kTypical home
$1,145/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
59"Snow
208Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 68,847
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,370 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Hartford, CT
- 11 mi to Albany, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,064/mo)
- Median rent $1,145/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (691 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,745 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 24% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to ALB airport
- 7 mi to ALB (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 351 ft
- 103 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 764 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 237 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 36 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Schenectady County: D+11 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