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Roessleville 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
Roessleville has the most homeowners (70.7%).
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 | Roessleville | Albany |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,968Lowest |
100,492Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.4% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.4±2.2Highest 7% above NY |
32±0.6Lowest 20% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
13.9%±0.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Roessleville and Albany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±2.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
14%±0.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
45.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.5%±2.3Lowest NY: 7% |
17.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $96,058±$4kHighest 12% above NY |
$61,986±$3kLowest 28% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,500±$12kHighest 38% below NY |
$234,700±$7kLowest 45% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,416±$58Highest 13% below NY |
$1,216±$37Lowest 25% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,973Lowest 40% below NY |
$5,091Highest 23% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.7%±8.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.4%±3.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
22.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
38.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Highest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 41% below NY |
20 minHighest 39% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.8%±3.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Roessleville 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 | — | #355 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS · ALBANY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 15.2 |
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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.