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Best places to live in Greater Albany

39 places with 539,450 residents within about 30 km of Albany, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Albany, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Ballston Lake
    New York, 9,776 residents    72
  2. 2Clifton Park
    New York, 36,705 residents    69
  3. 3Waterford (New York)
    New York, 2,037 residents    69
  4. 4Delmar (New York)
    New York, 8,195 residents    66
  5. 5Wynantskill
    New York, 3,276 residents    65
  6. 6Mechanicville
    New York, 5,169 residents    65
  7. 7West Albany
    New York, 93,794 residents    63
  8. 8East Greenbush
    New York, 4,487 residents    63
  9. 9Hampton Manor
    New York, 2,417 residents    62
  10. 10Cohoes
    New York, 16,538 residents    61

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For retired couples

  1. 1Ballston Lake
    New York, 9,776 residents    70
  2. 2Delmar (New York)
    New York, 8,195 residents    66
  3. 3Waterford (New York)
    New York, 2,037 residents    66
  4. 4East Glenville
    New York, 6,616 residents    64
  5. 5Clifton Park
    New York, 36,705 residents    64
  6. 6Cohoes
    New York, 16,538 residents    63
  7. 7Rotterdam
    New York, 20,652 residents    63
  8. 8Mechanicville
    New York, 5,169 residents    62
  9. 9Voorheesville
    New York, 2,832 residents    62
  10. 10Wynantskill
    New York, 3,276 residents    62

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For remote workers

  1. 1Ballston Lake
    New York, 9,776 residents    67
  2. 2Delmar (New York)
    New York, 8,195 residents    65
  3. 3Clifton Park
    New York, 36,705 residents    63
  4. 4Cohoes
    New York, 16,538 residents    63
  5. 5Rotterdam
    New York, 20,652 residents    62
  6. 6East Glenville
    New York, 6,616 residents    61
  7. 7West Albany
    New York, 93,794 residents    61
  8. 8Mechanicville
    New York, 5,169 residents    61
  9. 9Albany (New York)
    New York, 101,228 residents    60
  10. 10Westmere
    New York, 7,284 residents    60

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For commuters

  1. 1West Albany
    New York, 93,794 residents    82
  2. 2Albany (New York)
    New York, 101,228 residents    81
  3. 3Rensselaer (New York)
    New York, 9,433 residents    76
  4. 4Troy (New York)
    New York, 49,906 residents    75
  5. 5Roessleville
    New York, 10,753 residents    74
  6. 6Latham
    New York, 20,736 residents    74
  7. 7Menands
    New York, 3,998 residents    73
  8. 8Delmar (New York)
    New York, 8,195 residents    73
  9. 9Colonie
    New York, 7,906 residents    72
  10. 10McKownville
    New York, 2,756 residents    71

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For single professionals

  1. 1West Albany
    New York, 93,794 residents    72
  2. 2Albany (New York)
    New York, 101,228 residents    71
  3. 3Troy (New York)
    New York, 49,906 residents    60
  4. 4Roessleville
    New York, 10,753 residents    60
  5. 5Rensselaer (New York)
    New York, 9,433 residents    59
  6. 6Latham
    New York, 20,736 residents    59
  7. 7Delmar (New York)
    New York, 8,195 residents    58
  8. 8Colonie
    New York, 7,906 residents    58
  9. 9Watervliet (New York)
    New York, 10,214 residents    58
  10. 10Westmere
    New York, 7,284 residents    54

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Troy (New York)
    New York, 49,906 residents    60
  2. 2Clifton Park
    New York, 36,705 residents    60
  3. 3Ballston Lake
    New York, 9,776 residents    57
  4. 4East Greenbush
    New York, 4,487 residents    57
  5. 5Hampton Manor
    New York, 2,417 residents    56
  6. 6Wynantskill
    New York, 3,276 residents    56
  7. 7Waterford (New York)
    New York, 2,037 residents    55
  8. 8Country Knolls
    New York, 2,224 residents    53
  9. 9West Albany
    New York, 93,794 residents    53
  10. 10Mechanicville
    New York, 5,169 residents    51

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Towns in Greater Albany