Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,113, established in 1798.
Princetown’s best subject grades are an A for incomes and an A− for health; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 31 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on walkability. Only 22 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on the outdoors. Princetown has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Princetown beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Princetown is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,075 in 1820, a low of 472 in 1930, 2,024 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 5 maps from 1895 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Princetown. Close and well known come first.
20 mi Stadium & arenaMVP Arena
24 mi MuseumNational Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
21 mi MuseumUSS Slater
20 mi Ancient siteFort Orange18 mi CaveHowe Caverns
20 mi MuseumSchuyler MansionMVP Arena: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: Peter Flass, CC BY 3.0 · USS Slater: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Princetown, 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 Princetown.
Princetown beats the New York average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 21% of Princetown adults get no exercise outside work, below both New York’s towns (25%) and U.S. towns (25%). 20% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Princetown.
| Princetown | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 25% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Princetown | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.1% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Princetown since 1996.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Princetown has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. At 81°F, Princetown’s July high is against 81°F in New York’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Princetown for work: only 3% work in town. Princetown’s average trip to work is 33 minutes. Jobs based in Princetown grew to 710 in 2023, 301 more than in 2013.
| Princetown | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
92% of Princetown households own their home.
| Princetown | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,354 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Princetown
About 3 of every 100 Princetown residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Princetown is a town in Schenectady County, New York, United States. The population was 2,024 at the 2020 census. It is in the central part of the county, west of the town of Rotterdam.
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4 towns share a border with Princetown.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princetown | — | — | C− | — | B | A− |
| Rotterdam | #271 | B+ | C+ | C+ | B | A− |
| Duanesburg | #309 | B | C+ | — | B | A− |
| Florida | #686 | D | C | — | D | B− |
| Guilderland | #166 | A− | C− | B− | A− | A |
Princetown has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Princetown, Duanesburg and Florida report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Princetown with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. That is 3.6 years of the area's median household income ($88,074 across the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area). 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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