SaratogaNC
A town of 363, settled in 1854.
Is Saratoga a good place to live?
20% of residents live below the poverty line in Saratoga, above both North Carolina’s towns (13%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 235 North Carolina towns, just 10 have a lower typical home value than Saratoga. Maj. James Scarborough House and Edmondson-Woodward House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Saratoga has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
363 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Saratoga: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Saratoga, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Saratoga.
A typical Saratoga home is worth about $143K
The typical Saratoga home is worth about $143,000, down 3.5% in a year, 57% below the North Carolina typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Saratoga’s workers commute out: the town has 0.0 jobs for each of them
At 21 minutes, Saratoga’s average trip to work is where North Carolina’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The top destinations are Wilson (22%), Greenville (6%) and Raleigh (6%). Half commute less than 23 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Saratoga, expect mild winters and hot summers
Saratoga has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Saratoga’s July high is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Saratoga, with hurricanes at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Saratoga is
Saratoga beats the North Carolina average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 49% of adults have high blood pressure in Saratoga.
| Saratoga | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 38% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Saratoga | NC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.3% | 14.7% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.1% | 76.7% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5.7% | 3.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Saratoga | North Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 3.4% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Saratoga Town Park | 0.3 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Saratoga
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Saratoga
About 4 of every 100 Saratoga residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across North Carolina.
100% of working residents leave Saratoga for work
Where Saratoga’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Saratoga
Town in North Carolina, United States
Saratoga is a town in Wilson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Saratoga had a population of 353.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 118 ft
- ZIP code
- 27873
- Area code
- 252
Questions about Saratoga
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Saratoga, NC a good place to live?
Saratoga has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.