Name: North Ballston Spa, NY statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to North Ballston Spa

Saratoga County gains about 1.9 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in10,579

Moved out10,191

Net+388

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Albany County, NY1,7651,178+587

Schenectady County, NY1,037825+212

Rensselaer County, NY927757+170

Warren County, NY817832−15

Washington County, NY562611−49

Fulton County, NY191250−59

Montgomery County, NY166170−4

Suffolk County, NY141

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals

69%30%

Leavers

57%42%

Within New YorkOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$88K

Leavers$79K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Saratoga County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 5.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Saratoga County report $88,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $78,900, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $65,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,641 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,438 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $239,200.
Getting to work: 26 minutes each way on average; 17.3% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Highland, IN matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in7
$88,230
25% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$78,946
12% above the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	North Ballston Spa	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	5.5%	4% below
Moved from another state1	0.0%	below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	1.9	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$88,230	25% above
Income of households moving out7County figure	$78,946	12% above

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 88.5%, 33% above the median place.

North Ballston Spa21.6%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$65,640

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

21.6%

6% above the median place

Home price to income

2.6x

31% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

22%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$72,100

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

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Homeownership1
88.5%
33% above the median place
Median year built1
1964
1% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,438
23% below the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	North Ballston Spa	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,641	20% above
Rent to income1	21.6%	6% above
Property tax rate1	1.2%	34% above
Home price to income1	2.6x	31% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	99.6	1% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,711	6% above
HUD area median income4County figure	$123,100	15% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$2,915	11% below
Median home value1	$239,200	25% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	6.7%	111% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	52.1%	1% above
Homeownership1	88.5%	33% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	41.1%	19% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,438	23% below
Vacant homes1County figure	9.1%	29% above
Median year built1	1964	1% below

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$53,339
33% above the median place
Median household income1
$91,140
14% above the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	North Ballston Spa	Vs median
Median household income1	$91,140	14% above
Income per person1	$53,339	33% above
Unemployment1County figure	3.3%	33% below
Average annual pay6County figure	$69,244	5% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	2.3%	38% below
Jobs6County figure	93,945	38% below
Poverty rate1County figure	7.1%	34% below
Mean commute1County figure	26 min	2% above
Works from home1County figure	17.3%	39% above
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 72.9%, 21% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
72.9%
21% below the median place
Household size1
2.1
14% below the median place
Median age1
45.6
17% above the median place

All 8 people measures

Measure	North Ballston Spa	Vs median
Population1	1,299	6646th largest
Median age1	45.6	17% above
Bachelor's or higher1	34.4%	7% above
High school or higher1	92.5%	0% above
Household size1	2.1	14% below
Born abroad1County figure	5.5%	38% below
No health insurance1County figure	2.6%	59% below
Homes with broadband1	72.9%	21% below

Life in North Ballston Spa

84 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 9 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%

Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k15.4 +38%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars21.9 +5%

Shops28.8 −5%

Arts, recreation and fitness6.4 +56%

Doctors' offices and clinics17.7 −12%

Child care centers3.4 +48%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher11
12.2
21% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k8
3.4
48% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
6.4
56% above the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	North Ballston Spa	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	50	above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure	30,097	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure	12.2	21% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	21.9	5% above
Shops per 10k8County figure	28.8	5% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	6.4	56% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	17.7	12% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	3.4	48% above
Parks per 10k9	0.0	below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k9	0.0	below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	15.4	38% above
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure	84	above (median 13)

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 96.3%, 41% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached North Ballston Spa. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days14
96.3%
41% above the median place
Median air quality index14
34
21% below the median place
January average low12
12°F
52% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	North Ballston Spa	Vs median
July average high12County figure	81°F	7% below
January average low12County figure	12°F	52% below
Average temperature12County figure	46°F	15% below
Annual precipitation12County figure	44.9 in	3% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure	73.0	21% below
Hurricane risk13County figure	77.7	10% above
Tornado risk13County figure	69.9	14% below
Wildfire risk13County figure	37.4	39% below
Heat wave risk13County figure	59.5	34% below
Median air quality index14County figure	34	21% below
Good air days14County figure	96.3%	41% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 94.9% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 48.5% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 26.6% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$72,200

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 53% of places

Pay vs rent

-6.0 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 4% of places

Family fit

n/a

Not enough local figures

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

North Ballston Spa in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 23% of the median income in 2030, up from 22% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,641/mo (2024)	$2,200/mo	$1,810 to $2,680/mo	+5.0%
Median household income	$91,140 (2024)	$117,000	$99,000 to $138,500	+4.2%
Median home value	$239,200 (2024)	$334,000	$243,000 to $460,000	+5.7%

The median home would be worth 2.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.6 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like North Ballston Spa

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Highland, IN	$1,695	$98,002	Compare
Palmyra, NJ	$1,696	$89,574	Compare
Oakbrook, KY	$1,665	$94,652	Compare
Matteson, IL	$1,580	$95,457	Compare

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Common questions

Is North Ballston Spa a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs about $203 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 97% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 14.3% a year while household income rose 8.2%, so rent outran pay by more than in 92% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is North Ballston Spa expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 21.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $239,200.

What salary do you need to live in North Ballston Spa?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $65,640 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to North Ballston Spa?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Highland, IN, Palmyra, NJ, Oakbrook, KY and Matteson, IL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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