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Guilderland vs Albany
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Guilderland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.4%).
Albany has the most renters (61.8% rent).
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 | Guilderland | Albany |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 37,260Lowest |
100,492Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+1.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.4±1.1Highest about the NY average |
32±0.6Lowest 20% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20%±1.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
13.9%±0.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19%±1.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
14%±0.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 57.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
45.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.8%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
17.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $112,273±$7kHighest 31% above NY |
$61,986±$3kLowest 28% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,400±$11kHighest 16% below NY |
$234,700±$7kLowest 45% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,564±$74Highest 4% below NY |
$1,216±$37Lowest 25% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,314Highest 4% below NY |
$5,091Lowest 23% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.6%±6.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.4%±3.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
22.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
38.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 34% below NY |
20 minLowest 39% below NY |
| Work from home | 16.4%±2.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Guilderland and Albany 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 | #76 of 484 in NY | #355 of 484 in NY |
| School district | GUILDERLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS · ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | GUILDERLAND HIGH SCHOOL | ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0Lowest |
15.2Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.