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A town of 4,615, settled in 1842.
Menands grades A− overall, 202nd of 745 graded towns in New York, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. It is healthier than 88% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $81K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $405K, 4.6 years of the Albany metro’s $88K median household income. Menands is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. 31% of households are owner-occupiers in Menands, against 75% in New York’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Mohawk Hudson River Bike Trail Park, at 89 acres.
Where Menands beats most towns.
3,990 counted in 2010 and 4,554 in 2020; an estimated 4,615 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Menands is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,522 in 1930, 4,554 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1846 and 5 maps from 1893 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Menands. Close and well known come first.
3 mi Stadium & arenaMVP Arena
5 mi MuseumUSS Slater
29 mi MountainMount Greylock
3 mi Ancient siteFort Orange
4 mi MuseumSchuyler Mansion
3 mi TheatreThe EggMVP 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 · Mount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Fort Orange: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Schuyler Mansion: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Egg: Nitant23, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Menands, 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 Menands.
Menands pairs an A− overall with homes cheaper than the New York norm, draws workers from Colonie and beyond and is mostly renters.
3.2 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. For Menands, the concentration of trails is 1.0 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 4, covering 164 acres.
| Menands | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sage Estate Preserve | 2.1 mi | 63 |
| 2. Mohawk Hudson River Bike Trail Park | 0.3 mi | 89 |
| 3. Polk Switzer Park | 0.1 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
4,264 jobs are based in Menands, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 21.1 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Menands rose by 663, to 4,264. For most workers, Menands is a place to come home to: only 4% work in town. Menands’ average commute stands at 21 minutes. The top destinations are Albany (39%), Colonie (18%) and New York (5%).
| Menands | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Nearly a tenth of Menands adults have diabetes. In Menands, just over one in ten adults report frequent physical distress, and 30% have obesity.
| Menands | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Menands | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 7.9% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.8% | 12.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Households in Menands have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2017. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. This New York town has had 4 paid flood insurance claims since 2005. FEMA puts just over two thirds of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 11% to tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Only 31.3% of households own their home, against 54.3% across New York.
For residents in Menands, the share who are 65 or older is 14%. Adults 18 to 34 are 32% of residents (23% statewide). Menands’ age of the median resident comes in at 33 years.
| Menands | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 20% | 18% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.1 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Menands | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.9% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.9% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 13.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18.5% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.9% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.4% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.4% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.1% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.2% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.6% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.6% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.5% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.9% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.5% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,600, single groups can be off by several points
Menands grades A− overall with a typical home of about $405K, below the New York typical value; only 33 of the 89 New York towns graded A− or better can say that.
Home values are up 3.7% over the year to September 2026. In Menands, the typical rent is $1,414 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Menands’ peak summer temperature is 84°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
5 violent crimes were reported in 2023. The level of property crime for Menands comes to 19.5 per 1,000 residents. Menands's reported crime rate is close to New York's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Menands | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 19.5 per 1,000 residents | 10.1 | 13.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.8 |
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
16 within 15 miles of the center of Menands
About 9 of every 100 Menands residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Menands’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in New York, United States
Menands is a village in Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 4,554 at the 2020 census. The village is named after Louis Menand. The village lies inside the town of Colonie and borders the northern city line of Albany.
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4 towns share a border with Menands.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menands | #202 | A− | C | — | C+ | A |
| Loudonville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Colonie | #253 | B+ | C | C− | A− | A |
| Albany | #669 | D | C | D | C− | B+ |
| North Greenbush | #151 | A− | C− | B− | A− | A |
Menands reports no FBI crime data of its own. Loudonville isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Menands with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Menands grades A− overall, better than 75% of U.S. towns and #202 of 745 in New York. It grades A for health and C+ for schools.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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