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Siena College is a small town of 2,500 people in Albany County, New York. It's about 4 miles from Albany, NY and 86 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 58 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $295k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,500people
$295kTypical home
$1,313/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
58"Snow
208Sunny days
135Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,500
- Part of a metro area
- About 10,163 people per sq mi
- 86 mi to Hartford, CT
- 4 mi to Albany, NY
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $295k (≈$1,858/mo)
- Median rent $1,313/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 135 days a year with rain or snow
- 58" of snow a year
- 15 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 20
- 23% of households have kids
- 4% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 84% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 35% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to ALB airport
- 3 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 308 ft
- 98 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 45 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 753 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 87 bars within 25 mi
- 229 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 5 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 52 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.