Rankings · How Menands ranks in NY
Menands ranks #24 in New York for growth
Menands is ranked on 33 lists against the 777 New York towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 5.
Lists ranked on
33
of NY’s 777 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #24 fastest growing
Top-quarter finishes
5
of 19 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Growth
Top 4% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Fewer homes per newcomer than 97% of New York
Not better or worse, just Menands’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Fewer homes per newcomer than 97% of NY towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
56.4 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Younger than 93% of NY towns
YoungerOlder
33.0 median age
More year-round than 90% of NY towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Fewer seniors than 89% of NY towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
14.3% of residents are 65+
Hotter summers than 83% of NY towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.9° July high
Faster-rising prices than 79% of NY towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+65.3% in home prices, 5 years
Drier than 64% of NY towns
DrierWetter
41 in of rain + melted snow a year
Fewer kids than 62% of NY towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
18.8% of residents are under 18
Longer growing season than 58% of NY towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
169 days between frosts
Colder winters than 52% of NY towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
15.8° January low
More snow than 50% of NY towns
Less snowMore snow
59 in of snow a year
Where it shines
The lists Menands does best on
Each list ranks every NY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Menands marked.
At a glance
Menands lands in the top half on 14 of 19 lists
Each dot is Menands’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NY, the right end is last. Areas where Menands does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HousingHousing →
Most new homes#37/709 HealthHealth →
Healthiest#171/774Most active#198/774Fewest smokers#200/774Lowest obesity#201/774Lowest depression#214/774Fewest uninsured#277/774Closest to a top hospital#356/777 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#216/777 People
Most educated#241/777 Next door
Menands out-ranks 2 of its 3 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.