A good place to live, if you can afford it. On health it is strong: it is healthier than 93% of U.S. towns. Add walkability to its strengths: it is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. The drawback is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $657K, 7.5 years of the Albany metro’s $88K median household income. It also trails on safety: its crime rate is higher than 64% of U.S. towns, with 69 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. All told, that adds up to an A− overall, better than just over three quarters of U.S. towns. Its place in the ranking is 199th of 745 in New York. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 97% of U.S. towns, with 18 places on the National Register.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FBI crime data, 2025.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D for cost of living (better than 14%), so the A− overall blends very different results.
Saratoga Springs draws workers from Wilton and beyond and has less food insecurity than most of New York, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New York.
In Saratoga Springs, the density of trails is 1.2 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in New York’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Across 20 parks and preserves: 35 miles of trail. Saratoga Spa State Park, at 1,716 acres with 20.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Its A− for schools comes with a D for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $657K.
Three of its 9 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. Its public schools are run by Saratoga Springs City SD. The 4 public schools in Saratoga Springs teach 1,484 students between them.
23,003 jobs are based in Saratoga Springs, 2.1 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 25.6% of workers work from home, against 14.9% across New York.
Half commute less than 17 miles. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Saratoga Springs rose by 4,581, to 23,003. Among working residents here, 30% work locally, above both New York’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (8%). Saratoga Springs: 26% of workers work from home.
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Walkability grade: more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 8.7% of its 24,144 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
The share of adults in Saratoga Springs who worry about having enough food: 8.7%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Saratoga Springs beats New York on 16 and trails on 2. Nearly one in ten adults in Saratoga Springs smoke cigarettes; 11% report frequent physical distress.
Of the losses FEMA expects in Saratoga Springs, 71% come from inland flooding and 8% from tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, Saratoga Springs has seen 9 flood insurance claims paid out.
At 7.5 years of the Albany metro’s $88K median household income, the typical home (about $657K) costs more against local pay than in 87% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to that grade.
A typical home in Saratoga Springs is worth about $657,000, up 7% in a year, 25% above the New York typical home. Saratoga Springs’ median rent stands at $1,470 a month. Also worth knowing: in Saratoga Springs, 58% of households live in a home they own.
The level of property crime in Saratoga Springs is 13.8 per 1,000 residents. In Saratoga Springs, the level of violent crime is 2.4 per 1,000 residents.
Saratoga Springs is a city in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 28,491 at the 2020 census. The name reflects the presence of mineral springs in the area, which has made Saratoga a popular resort destination for over 200 years. It is home to the Saratoga Race Course, a thoroughbred horse racing track operated by the New York Racing Association, and Saratoga Performing Arts Center, a music and dance venue. The city's official slogan is "Health, History, and Horses".
For most people who can afford it, yes. Saratoga Springs grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #199 of 745 in New York. It grades A for health, C+ for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
What is Saratoga Springs, NY known for?
25 notable people were born here, including David Hyde Pierce and Charles Brackett.
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