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A solid town with one catch. Its strongest subject is incomes: the median household earns $107K. Schaghticoke’s overall B+ puts it 222nd of 745 in New York. Set against the rest, it does better than 72% of U.S. towns. It is strong on health as well: it is healthier than 72% of U.S. towns. Homes run about $358K for a typical one, 4.1 times the Albany metro’s $88K median household income. The drawback is walkability (C−). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow.
Where Schaghticoke beats most towns.
Where Schaghticoke’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Schaghticoke is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,833 in 1790, a low of 1,833 in 1790, 7,445 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 1889 and 4 maps from 1893 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Schaghticoke. Close and well known come first.
28 mi MountainMount Greylock
37 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
33 mi Theme parkGreat Escape
16 mi MuseumNational Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
24 mi MuseumClark Art Institute
18 mi Stadium & arenaMVP ArenaMount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Fort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Great Escape: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: Peter Flass, CC BY 3.0 · Clark Art Institute: Daderot, Public domain · MVP Arena: 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 Schaghticoke, 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 Schaghticoke.
Employers in Schaghticoke added 116 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 1,157. For most workers, Schaghticoke is a place to come home to: only 7% work in town. 3.4% of residents live below the poverty line locally. The top destinations are Albany (17%), Colonie (11%) and Troy (9%).
| Schaghticoke | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $107,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.7% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Hoosic Valley Central School District. The largest public high school is Hoosic Valley Junior Senior High School, with 388 students. 2 public schools serve Schaghticoke, with 843 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoosic Valley Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 455 | C+ |
| Hoosic Valley Junior Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 2–12 | Grades 2–12 | 388 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Schaghticoke’s median rent is $901 a month, below both the New York town median ($1,103 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). In Schaghticoke, just over nine in ten households are owner-occupiers. Zillow values the typical Schaghticoke home at about $358,000, up 8.3% in a year, 32% below the New York typical home.
| Schaghticoke | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $901 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 7,608 U.S. towns with household incomes like Schaghticoke’s, it is healthier than 52%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
For adults in Schaghticoke, the share who say their health is fair or poor is 16%. The share of adults in Schaghticoke who sleep under 7 hours is 39%, against 37% in New York’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns. Of 32 CDC measures, Schaghticoke beats the New York average on 6 and trails it on 4.
| Schaghticoke | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Schaghticoke | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 14°, with about 64 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 6.3 miles of trail. Schaghticoke’s concentration of trails stands at 0.1 miles per square mile. One park or preserve covers 100 acres locally.
| Schaghticoke | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.4% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lock 4 State Canal Park | 1 mi | 100 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For Schaghticoke, the risk rating from FEMA is 52 of 100. This New York town has had 29 paid flood insurance claims since 1979. FEMA puts 75% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 6% to tornadoes. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 7 declared disasters, most recently in 2017.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
5 within 15 miles of the center of Schaghticoke
About 3 of every 100 Schaghticoke residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
3 notable people were born in Schaghticoke.
Town in New York, United States
Schaghticoke ( SKAT-ih-kohk) is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 7,445 at the 2020 census. It was named for the Schaghticoke, a Native American tribe formed in the seventeenth century from an amalgamation of remnant peoples of eastern New York and New England. The tribe has one of the oldest reservations in the United States, located in what is now Litchfield County, Connecticut. It has been recognized by the state of Connecticut but has not yet achieved federal recognition. The town is on the northern border of the county, north of Troy. The town contains a village, also called Schaghticoke, and part of the village of Valley Falls.
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10 towns share a border with Schaghticoke.
Halfmoon next door grades higher for schools (A− to Schaghticoke’s B−) and lower for cost of living (C− to B).
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schaghticoke | #222 | B+ | B | — | B− | B+ |
| Pittstown | #450 | C+ | B | — | B− | B+ |
| Halfmoon | #159 | A− | C− | — | A− | A |
| Stillwater | #153 | A− | C+ | A | A− | A− |
| Waterford | #19 | A+ | B | A | A | A− |
| Troy | #699 | D | C+ | D | C− | B− |
| Stillwater | — | — | B+ | — | A− | B |
| Mechanicville | #553 | C | B− | — | C | C+ |
Stillwater has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Schaghticoke, Pittstown, Halfmoon, Stillwater and Mechanicville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Schaghticoke with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Schaghticoke grades B+ overall, better than 72% of U.S. towns and #222 of 745 in New York. It grades B+ for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
3 notable people were born here, including John A. Quackenbush and Sidney T. Holmes.
