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Downtown Schuylerville New York
New York›Saratoga County
Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo of Schuylerville

Schuylerville, NY · Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗

Is Schuylerville a good place to live?

Schuylerville’s best subject grades are an A for walkability and the outdoors and an A− for schools. 12% of residents are 65 or older in Schuylerville, against 20% in New York’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. 14% of the land in Schuylerville is conserved, where New York’s towns sit at 5.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. On civic life, just 69 of New York’s 1,187 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Saratoga National Historical Park, at 30 acres. Schuylerville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Schuylerville stand out

Where Schuylerville beats most towns.

Small town

1,348 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
SaratogaEastonVictorySaratogaEastonVictorySchuylerville

How Schuylerville grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Schuylerville is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Schuyler Mansion, Schuylerville, N.Y.Alternate Title: Historical and Artistic views of Old Saratoga and vicinity
Schuyler Mansion, Schuylerville, N.Y.Alternate Title: Historical and Artistic views of Old Saratoga and vicinity, c. 1860
Schuylerville’s story

206 years in pictures

The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1800.

  • 1820Schuylerville is settled
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Fort William Henry and 50 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Schuylerville. Close and well known come first.

All 82 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Fort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Great Escape: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Lake George: Sixlocal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: Peter Flass, CC BY 3.0 · Mount Greylock: Jstergis, CC BY 3.0 · Grant Cottage State Historic Site: Coingeek at English Wikipedia, Public domain

Getting set up

Moving to Schuylerville: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Schuylerville, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerNational Grid19.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSchuylerville-Victory Jwc water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offGreenwich Recycling Center, 3 miOpenStreetMap
SchoolsSchuylerville Central School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereSaratoga County Board of ElectionsSaratoga County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2022
ZIP code1287112871 100%Census 2020

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 Schuylerville.

HousingCost of living grade B−

Schuylerville’s typical home value is about $327K

Home values are up 3.3% over the year to September 2026. 68% of households live in a home they own in Schuylerville. The town’s typical rent comes in at $982 a month.

$327KZillow home value
SchuylervilleNew York townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home68%75%73%
Median rent$982 a month$1,101 a month$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Schuylerville$327K
New York$525K
+3.3%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Climate

The climate in Schuylerville brings snowy winters and pleasant summers

The peak summer temperature for Schuylerville comes to 83°F.

64″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter16–34°
Spring35–57°
Summer58–81°
Fall40–61°
Oct 7
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsA

In Schuylerville, 14.1% of the land is conserved

Schuylerville’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile. In 3 parks and preserves, walkers have 0.6 miles of trail.

14.1%conserved
14.1%
conserved · 53 of 374 acres
0.6 mi
of trails · 1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Saratoga National Historical Park0.3 mi30
2. Fort Hardy Park—19
3. Saratoga Siege Trail—1

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−

With only 0.9 jobs per working resident, most people in Schuylerville work out of town

The top destinations are Saratoga Springs (15%), Saratoga (10%) and Colonie (6%). Only 7% of working residents stay in Schuylerville for work; the rest commute out. Employers in Schuylerville added 62 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 548. Half the trips to work are shorter than 16 miles.

7%work in town
SchuylervilleNew York townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town6.5%10%8%
Median household income$87,000$82,000$80,000
Average trip to work26 minutes25 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Schuylerville7%
Saratoga Springs15%
Saratoga10%
Colonie6%
Albany6%
16 mi
median commute distance
548
jobs based in Schuylerville
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
A
Walkability grade: more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthB

Residents of Schuylerville are healthier than 60% of U.S. towns

For adults in Schuylerville, the share who feel lonely is 33%. The town does better than the New York average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 7. Two figures for adults here: 32% have high blood pressure, 9.8% have diabetes.

60%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
SchuylervilleNew York townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)34%37%36%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)32%34%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)9.8%11%12%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)36%33%35%
32 measures vs. New York
2 better23 too close to call7 worse
What stands outSchuylervilleNY
Fewer adults facing food insecurity13.7%17.2%
Fewer adults with diabetes9.8%11.5%
More smokers15%11.3%
Saratoga Hospital
10.9 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+

Schuylerville faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

The FEMA hazard score in Schuylerville is 50 of 100. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 2011: 9. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 77% come from inland flooding and 6% from tornadoes. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2017.

50risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
50Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoes
9
paid flood claims since 2011
5
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Schuylerville

19pages on Schuylerville
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Schuylerville

Famous people from Schuylerville

3 notable people were born in Schuylerville.

See all 3 →

About Schuylerville

Village in New York, United States

Schuylerville () is a village in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The village is located in the northeastern part of the Town of Saratoga, east of Saratoga Springs. It is part of the Capital Region of New York. The Village of Victory is adjacent to Schuylerville to the southwest and the Hudson River forms the village's eastern border. The population was 1,370 at the 2020 census. The village was incorporated in 1831 and is named after the Schuyler family, a prominent family of Dutch descent in colonial America. Schuylerville was the site of the surrender of the British Army under General John Burgoyne, following the Battles of Saratoga (1777) in the nearby town of Stillwater. Schuyl…

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.6 sq mi
Elevation
128 ft
ZIP code
12871

Questions about Schuylerville

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Schuylerville, NY expensive?

That is 3.7 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 B−.

What is Schuylerville, NY known for?

3 notable people were born here, including Ellen Curtis Demorest and C. Kilmer Myers.