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Ballston vs Hamburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ballston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+21%).
Hamburg has the most affordable homes ($249k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Ballston | Hamburg |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 12,433Highest |
9,792Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +21%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+3.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.6±2.1Lowest 7% above NY |
44.3±4.2Highest 11% above NY |
| Hamburg and Ballston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.5%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Ballston and Hamburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.8%±4.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Hamburg and Ballston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
50.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
7.2%±3.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $116,161±$14kHighest 35% above NY |
$112,292±$24kLowest 31% above NY |
| Ballston and Hamburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $373,200±$16kHighest 12% below NY |
$248,600±$16kLowest 41% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,688±$220Highest 4% above NY |
$1,097±$63Lowest 32% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,103Lowest 7% below NY |
$6,833Highest 4% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.2%±9.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
36%±12.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Hamburg and Ballston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.9%Highest NY: 14% |
3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 19.3%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
13.5%±4.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Ballston and Hamburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #33 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | BALLSTON SPA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | BALLSTON SPA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
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NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.