RoesslevilleNY
A town of 10,968.
Is Roessleville a good place to live?
Roessleville’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, below both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Roessleville’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, above both the New York town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest park or preserve is The Crossings of Colonie, at 24 acres. We don’t grade Roessleville yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Roessleville stand out
Where Roessleville beats most towns.
Every workday, about 12,309 people come to Roessleville for work
Where Roessleville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
MVP Arena and 54 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Roessleville. Close and well known come first.
4 mi Stadium & arenaMVP Arena
5 mi MuseumUSS Slater
4 mi Ancient siteFort Orange
32 mi MountainMount Greylock
4 mi MuseumSchuyler Mansion
4 mi TheatreThe EggPhoto credits
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Moving to Roessleville: who provides what
Roessleville is unincorporated, so Albany 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
Ordered by what stands out in Roessleville.
A job hub: Roessleville has 2.3 jobs for every working resident and draws in 12,309 commuters
Most working residents leave Roessleville for work: only 6% work in town. Jobs based in Roessleville grew to 12,648 in 2023, 1,464 more than in 2013. Roessleville’s median household income is $96,000.
| Roessleville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 15% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $96,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.2% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Very low risk in Roessleville, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities. Since 1999, 24 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Roessleville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Roessleville
Roessleville has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 15° and about 56 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Roessleville is
Roessleville beats the New York average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 35% of Roessleville adults feel lonely.
| Roessleville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Roessleville | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.3% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 7.9% |
| More adults with depression | 20.6% | 17.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
An age mix much like New York’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New York average. 18% of residents are under 18 in Roessleville. 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Roessleville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 42.4 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.5 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Roessleville | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.3% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.4% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.8% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.5% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.6% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.5% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.3% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.9% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.5% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.9% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.5% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Roessleville has set aside 1.8% of its land for conservation
4.6 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. The Crossings of Colonie | 0.9 mi | 24 |
| 2. West Albany Memorial Park | 0.6 mi | 13 |
| 3. Tivoli Nature Preserve | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Roessleville sells for about $315K at the median
The median rent in Roessleville is $1,416 a month.
| Roessleville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,416 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Roessleville
Colleges nearby
16 within 15 miles of the center of Roessleville
About 9 of every 100 Roessleville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Roessleville
Hamlet and CDP in New York, United States
Roessleville is a hamlet in the town of Colonie, Albany County, New York, United States. It is a densely settled suburb of the city of Albany, along New York State Route 5. Roessleville was a census-designated place in the 1990 Census, but was deleted in 2000, but became a CDP again in 2020.
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- Area
- 4.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 262 ft
Roessleville’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Roessleville.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roessleville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Colonie | #253 | B+ | C | C− | A− | A |
| Albany | #669 | D | C | D | C− | B+ |
| Loudonville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Colonie | #55 | A | C+ | — | B+ | A |
| Guilderland | #166 | A− | C− | B− | A− | A |
Colonie reports no FBI crime data of its own. Roessleville and Loudonville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Roessleville with a neighbor →
Questions about Roessleville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Roessleville, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Roessleville yet; the figures below are still real.