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Scotia is a big small town of 7,264 people in Schenectady County, New York. It's about 14 miles from Albany, NY and 98 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 $190k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,264people
$190kTypical home
$1,031/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
59"Snow
208Sunny days
139Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,264
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,303 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Hartford, CT
- 14 mi to Albany, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $190k (≈$1,198/mo)
- Median rent $1,031/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 2.7% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 139 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (149 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,012 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to ALB airport
- 10 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 279 ft
- 105 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 48 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 758 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 237 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 38 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 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
- 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