Clifton Knolls-Mill CreekNY
It is a town of 3,349 residents in New York.
Is Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek a good place to live?
Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek’s middle household income is $189,000, where New York’s towns sit at $82,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Among 759 New York towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek. We don’t grade Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek for work
Where Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek.
Very low risk in Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek, with inland flooding at the top
On expected storm and flood damage, Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek sits below 94% of U.S. communities. One claim on flood insurance has been paid out in the town since 2013. Expected losses in Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek break down as 61% from inland flooding and 12% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
The typical journey to work for Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek is 28 minutes. Most people who work leave Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek to do it: just 1% work in town. This New York town had 1,063 jobs in 2023, up 800 from 2013. The top destinations are Albany (19%), Clifton Park (13%) and Colonie (13%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 15° and about 59 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of New York and the rest of the country, fewer of Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek’s adults sleep under 7 hours
8.9% of Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek adults have diabetes. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek is ahead of New York on 16 and behind on 2. In Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek, 14% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 11% report frequent physical distress.
| Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 37% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.1% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.2% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek has set aside 5.8% of its land for conservation
Trails total 0.9 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Between them, the parks and preserves give Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek 13 acres of open land. The town’s density of trails is recorded as 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.8% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Locust Lane Park | — | 9 |
| 2. Barney Road Park | 0.1 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A larger share of households in Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek own their home than in the typical New York or U.S. town
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek
Mount Greylock and 49 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek. Close and well known come first.
36 mi MountainMount Greylock
40 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
16 mi MuseumNational Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
14 mi Stadium & arenaMVP Arena
16 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 Knolls-Mill Creek: who provides what
Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek 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.
Colleges nearby
16 within 15 miles of the center of Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek
About 6 of every 100 Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clifton Gardens | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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