Clifton GardensNY
Population 2,420: a town in New York.
Is Clifton Gardens a good place to live?
51% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Clifton Gardens, against 32% in New York’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Among 759 New York towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Clifton Gardens. We don’t grade Clifton Gardens yet; the figures below are still real.
100% of working residents leave Clifton Gardens for work
Where Clifton Gardens’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Mount Greylock and 51 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clifton Gardens. Close and well known come first.
34 mi MountainMount Greylock
40 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
16 mi MuseumNational Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
14 mi Stadium & arenaMVP Arena
15 mi MuseumUSS Slater
35 mi Theme parkGreat EscapePhoto credits
Mount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Fort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: Peter Flass, CC BY 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 · USS Slater: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Great Escape: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0
Moving to Clifton Gardens: who provides what
Clifton Gardens is unincorporated, so Saratoga County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
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Clifton Gardens has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Clifton Gardens’ risk rating from FEMA is 6 of 100. Expected losses in Clifton Gardens break down as 61% from inland flooding and 12% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Clifton Gardens stands out in New York and nationally: a smaller share of its residents live below the poverty line
For Clifton Gardens, the mean commuting time is 21 minutes. Jobs based in the town fell to 63 in 2023, 25 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Albany (16%), Colonie (15%) and Clifton Park (12%). Half of commuters travel less than 11 miles.
| Clifton Gardens | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.6% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Clifton Gardens, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 83°; in January, nights fall to 15°, and about 59 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults sleep under 7 hours in Clifton Gardens than in most of New York or the rest of the country
Nearly one in ten adults have diabetes in Clifton Gardens. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Clifton Gardens is ahead of New York on 19 and behind on 1.
| Clifton Gardens | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 25% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Clifton Gardens | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.8% | 17.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.2% | 12.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Clifton Gardens, 4.9% of the land is conserved
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.6 miles. One park or preserve covers 2 acres in Clifton Gardens.
| Clifton Gardens | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.9% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clifton Gardens Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Clifton Gardens sells for about $460K
The median rent in Clifton Gardens is $1,380 a month. Clifton Gardens: 73% of households are owner-occupiers.
| Clifton Gardens | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,380 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Clifton Gardens
Colleges nearby
16 within 15 miles of the center of Clifton Gardens
About 8 of every 100 Clifton Gardens residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
About Clifton Gardens
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Clifton Gardens is a neighborhood and census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Clifton Park, Saratoga County, New York, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Clifton Gardens had a population of 2,729. The community is in southern Saratoga County, in the eastern part of Clifton Park. It is bordered to the north by Clifton Park Center Road and Sitterly Road, to the east by Interstate 87, to the south by Grooms Road, and to the west by Moe Road. The CDP of Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek borders Clifton Gardens to the west across Moe Road. Clifton Gardens is 16 miles (26 km) north of Albany, 11 miles (18 km) east of Schenectady, and 18 m…
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- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 308 ft
Clifton Gardens’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Clifton Gardens.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Gardens | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Clifton Gardens and Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Clifton Gardens with a neighbor →
Questions about Clifton Gardens
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