Best PlacesSaratoga Springs, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Saratoga Springs, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Saratoga Springs ranks 302nd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on good schools by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Saratoga Springs
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Saratoga Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Saratoga Springs ranks high
- School gradeA+, better than 99% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than 95% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than 94% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of cities
- Tree shadeBetter than 91% of cities
Where Saratoga Springs ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than only 14% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 24% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 25% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Saratoga Springs
A household needs to earn about $144,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Saratoga Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $114,370, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Saratoga Springs' effective rate of 1.15%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Springs runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Saratoga Springs.
Who works in Saratoga Springs, and how
Work in Saratoga Springs centers on education and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 66%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Springs has more restaurants and bars per resident than 91% of cities and more parkland per resident than 87% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Saratoga Springs and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Saratoga Springs, month by month
Saratoga Springs sees roughly 73 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 21. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 28° | 21° |
| April | 57° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 84° | 78° | 69° |
| October | 62° | 55° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Saratoga Springs
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 96 miles away.
The best schools in and around Saratoga Springs
Schools across Saratoga Springs average an A+, better than 99% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Caroline Street Elementary SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
- Lake Avenue Elementary SchoolA+ · 88% proficient
- Dorothy Nolan Elementary SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gowana Middle SchoolA+ · 69% proficient
- Maple Avenue Middle SchoolA · 60% proficient
- Ballston Spa Middle SchoolA− · 55% proficient
Top high schools
- Saratoga Springs High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Shenendehowa High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Schuylerville High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Saratoga Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Saratoga Springs measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Saratoga Springs against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Saratoga Springs suits
Common questions about living in Saratoga Springs
Is Saratoga Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Saratoga Springs ranks 302nd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on good schools, clean air, and health care access, and lowest on internet speeds and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Saratoga Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $526,827. The overall cost of living runs about 18% above the national average. Set against a $114,370 median income, cost of living beats 60% of cities.
Is Saratoga Springs safe?
Yes, Saratoga Springs is safer than 88% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $229 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Saratoga Springs?
July highs average about 84 degrees, and January highs near 33 with lows near 21. That works out to about 73 pleasant days a year, more than 32% of cities.
Is Saratoga Springs good for families?
Schools beat 99% of cities, crime safety beats 88%, and childcare runs $1,308 a month.
Compare Saratoga Springs with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Saratoga Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Saratoga Springs represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Saratoga Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Saratoga Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Saratoga Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Saratoga Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Saratoga Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Saratoga Springs detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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