Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Broadalbin is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 606th among New York's 745 graded towns, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is health: it is healthier than 58% of U.S. towns. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $217K, 3.3 years of the Gloversville area’s $67K median household income. Broadalbin’s typical journey to work is 32 minutes, above both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Hotel Broadalbin is on the National Register of Historic Places. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 79% of U.S. towns.
Where Broadalbin beats most towns.
Where Broadalbin’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Broadalbin is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,428 in 1820, a low of 1,845 in 1910, 5,260 in 2010. The archive holds 4 maps from 1899 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Broadalbin, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Broadalbin.
Broadalbin has 614 jobs for its 2,143 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 344 in 2013 to 614.
The share of residents in Broadalbin who live below the poverty line: 13%. Most working residents leave Broadalbin for work: only 8% work in town. Jobs based in Broadalbin grew to 614 in 2023, 270 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Amsterdam (8%), Saratoga Springs (6%) and Gloversville (5%).
| Broadalbin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7.8% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $75,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Broadalbin-Perth Junior-Senior High School, with 756 students. The public schools here belong to the Broadalbin-Perth Central School District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadalbin-Perth Junior-Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 756 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
The typical July afternoon high for Broadalbin comes to 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For adults in Broadalbin, the share who have high blood pressure is 36%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Broadalbin is ahead of New York on 6 and behind on 10.
| Broadalbin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Broadalbin | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.5% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 7.9% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Broadalbin’s FEMA risk score is 58 of 100. One claim on flood insurance has been paid out in the town since 2019. Expected losses in Broadalbin break down as 76% from inland flooding and 8% from cold waves. Federal aid has come to Broadalbin households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2017.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Wilcox Lake Wild Forest, at 89 acres. The trail network density in Broadalbin is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Broadalbin | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wilcox Lake Wild Forest | 0.1 mi | 89 |
| 2. Broadalbin Town Park | — | 25 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Broadalbin. Close and well known come first.
33 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
30 mi Theme parkGreat Escape
19 mi MuseumNational Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
22 mi State parkGrant Cottage State Historic Site
18 mi TheatreSaratoga Performing Arts Center
36 mi Stadium & arenaMVP ArenaFort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Great Escape: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: Peter Flass, CC BY 3.0 · Grant Cottage State Historic Site: Coingeek at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Saratoga Performing Arts Center: UpstateNYer., CC BY-SA 3.0 · MVP Arena: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Broadalbin
About 4 of every 100 Broadalbin residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Broadalbin is a town in Fulton County, New York, on the eastern border of the county and northwest of Albany. The town was named after the Breadalbane Region in Scotland by an early settler. The town contains a village also called Broadalbin. The population was 5,260 at the 2010 census.
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5 towns share a border with Broadalbin.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C−; Mayfield (C−) is closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadalbin | #606 | C− | C+ | — | C+ | B |
| Northampton | — | — | B− | — | B− | C+ |
| Galway | #436 | C+ | C− | — | B− | B+ |
| Perth | #534 | C | C+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Providence | — | — | C+ | — | B− | B+ |
| Mayfield | #605 | C− | C+ | — | B | C |
Northampton and Providence have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Broadalbin, Northampton, Galway, Perth, Providence and Mayfield report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Broadalbin with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Broadalbin grades C− overall, better than 22% of U.S. towns and #606 of 745 in New York. It grades B for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
2 notable people were born here, including George Briggs and Clement Finch.
