Rankings · How Schenectady ranks in NY
Schenectady ranks #59 in New York for walkable streets
Schenectady is ranked on 36 lists against the 777 New York towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
Lists ranked on
36
of NY’s 777 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #59 most walkable
Top-quarter finishes
3
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Outdoors
Top 13% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Schenectady does best on
Each list ranks every NY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Schenectady marked.
At a glance
Schenectady lands in the top half on 8 of 23 lists
Each dot is Schenectady’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NY, the right end is last. Areas where Schenectady does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#265/777 Cost of livingHousing →
Most affordable#218/777Lowest property tax#413/777Cheapest rent#423/769Rent easiest to afford#170/197 HealthHealth →
Lowest depression#311/774Closest to a top hospital#358/777Most active#653/774Fewest smokers#695/774Lowest obesity#709/774Healthiest#723/774Fewest uninsured#724/774 People
Most educated#533/777 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#548/709 SafetySafety →
Safest#210/221 What kind of place
Younger than 88% of New York
Not better or worse, just Schenectady’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Younger than 88% of NY towns
YoungerOlder
36.1 median age
Fewer seniors than 85% of NY towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
15.1% of residents are 65+
More year-round than 77% of NY towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Hotter summers than 74% of NY towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
82.9° July high
Colder winters than 71% of NY towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
14.1° January low
More homes per newcomer than 70% of NY towns
Homes keep paceShort on homes
2.0 new residents for each new home, 2010–20
Drier than 69% of NY towns
DrierWetter
40 in of rain + melted snow a year
Less snow than 59% of NY towns
Less snowMore snow
56 in of snow a year
Longer growing season than 58% of NY towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
169 days between frosts
More kids than 51% of NY towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
19.9% of residents are under 18
Next door
Schenectady out-ranks 0 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.