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Harrietstown vs Ballston Spa
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Harrietstown has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Ballston Spa has the most people working from home (18.6%).
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 | Harrietstown | Ballston Spa |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,222Highest |
5,027Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-5.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.1±3.9Highest 11% above NY |
42.7±3.3Lowest 7% above NY |
| Harrietstown and Ballston Spa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.5%±6.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Ballston Spa and Harrietstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.6%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.1%±2.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
45.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
4.1%±2.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Ballston Spa and Harrietstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $66,460±$5kLowest 23% below NY |
$101,667±$15kHighest 18% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,000±$31kLowest 51% below NY |
$308,200±$29kHighest 27% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $847±$34Lowest 48% below NY |
$1,122±$238Highest 31% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,950Lowest 40% below NY |
$5,335Highest 19% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.7%±11.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
37.9%±20.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Ballston Spa and Harrietstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16.8%Highest NY: 14% |
8.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
65.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938 21 yrs older than NY |
1938 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 56% below NY |
25 minHighest 24% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.5%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18.6%±7.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Ballston Spa and Harrietstown 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 | #210 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | SARANAC LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | SARANAC LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0 |
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| 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.