Saratoga County, New York

Saratoga County has a population of 238,284 and has grown 2.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $348,600, about 3.5 times the county's median household income of $100,787.

Home price
$348,600
Income
$100,787
Population
238,284
Unemployment
3.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$348,600county
Median gross rent$1,394county
Median year homes here were built1984county
Share of homes built before 198044.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile6.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant9.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented27.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,840county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,702county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,417county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,041county
Home insurance / yr$1,683(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living125.1(statewide)
Median household income$100,787county
Family health premium / yr$27,188(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$17,361(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.166(statewide)
Poverty rate7.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home17.3%county
Unemployment rate3.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.3%county
Share of workers employed by government18.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.0%county
Economic output per resident$69,747county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.40%county
Top state income tax10.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.54%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service18 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1490673county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here5county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station5.3 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.7%county
Traffic deaths9.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher45.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher94.6%county
Public schools in the county50county
Public school enrollment30097county
Students per full-time teacher12.2county
Free lunch eligible29.6%county
Elementary schools31county
Middle schools8county
High schools8county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public50.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution5.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians70county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter8.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance2.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year9.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.7%county
Frequent mental distress13.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity18.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes8.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population238,284county
Land area in square miles810county
People per square mile of land294.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores29county
Convenience stores17county
Share living far from a food store30.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.4%county
Population change since 2020+2.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age43.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.0%county
Share of households that are one person28.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States5.5%county
Second languages7.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls34.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents60county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in6,840county
Households that moved away6,575county
Average income of arriving households$88,230county
Average income of departing households$78,946county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year884county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings8.0%county
Violent crime rate380(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature47.4°Fcounty
Annual precipitation43.8 incounty
Annual snowfall60.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.77 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F6 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing151 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days178 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 25county
Average first fall frostOct 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$121county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh17.8¢county
Household electricity use680 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.71(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity14.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas57.8%county
Homes heated by propane11.4%county
Homes heated by fuel oil11.7%county
Homes heated by wood2.2%county
Households with broadband92.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk83.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk59.6county
Hail risk47.6county
Earthquake risk73.3county
Tornado risk69.9county
Tropical cyclone risk77.7county
Extreme heat risk59.5county
Winter weather risk46.7county
Strong wind risk63.0county
Wildfire risk37.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Saratoga County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the New York figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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