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42.70° N · 73.80° W · GEOID 3663363

Roessleville

Albany County, New York · part of the Albany, NY metro

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The short answer

Roessleville is home to 10,968 people. Median household income is $96,058 a year and median rent is $1,416 a month, 17.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $264,500, about 2.8x annual median household income.

Roessleville stands out for what is close at hand. OpenStreetMap shows 7.3 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, more than in 97% of places its size. Also notable: 31% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 96% of places its size.

96OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Exceptional

Roessleville scores better than 96% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 8th of 340 in New York.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%78
Economy 20%78
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%56
Education 10%61
Commute 10%84
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,416
4% above the median place
Median household income
$96,058
20% above the median place
Median home value
$264,500
17% below the median place
Unemployment
2.9%
40% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Roessleville

  • Work and commutingCounting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 125 hours a year commuting, less than in 86% of the 2,241 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to Roessleville

Albany County loses about 3.6 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in13,627
Moved out14,503
Net−876

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Schenectady County, NY1,5911,845−254
Saratoga County, NY1,1781,765−587
Kings County, NY433273+160
Queens County, NY450185+265
Greene County, NY350239+111

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New YorkOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$66K
Leavers$79K

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

Who moves here
4.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.6% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Albany County report $66,300 a year in income on average; those leaving, $79,400, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$56,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,416 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,712 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $264,500.
Getting to work
19 minutes each way on average; 14.8% work from home; 3.5% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Milan, MI matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
4.5%
22% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$79,373
13% above the median place
Moved from another state1
1.6%
21% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureRoesslevilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year14.5%22% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.6%21% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-3.6below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$66,2506% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$79,37313% above
02

What it costs to live here

The median home costs 2.8 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 83% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Roessleville17.7%
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
$56,640
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.7%
13% below the median place
Home price to income
2.8x
28% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$79,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Roessleville, but easier on the budget

Places that match Roessleville on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Milan, MI9414.4% vs 17.7%$5,400Compare
Morrisville, PA9212.6% vs 17.7%$6,800Compare
Wheelersburg, OH9213.0% vs 17.7%n/aCompare
New Martinsville, WV9113.5% vs 17.7%n/aCompare

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Renters paying 30%+1
30.7%
39% below the median place
Median year built1
1963
1% below the median place
Property tax rate1
1.5%
65% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureRoesslevilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4164% above
Rent to income117.7%13% below
Property tax rate11.5%65% above
Home price to income12.8x28% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure99.61% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,7116% above
HUD area median income4County figure$123,10015% above
Property tax paid (median)1$3,97322% above
Median home value1$264,50017% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.0%57% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure50.5%2% below
Homeownership170.7%6% above
Renters paying 30%+130.7%39% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,7129% below
Vacant homes16.9%3% below
Median year built119631% below
03

Work and pay

Compared with the 17 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Butler, NJ, Whitehall, PA and New Windsor, NY), unemployment here is lower: 2.9% against a typical 5.1%.

Unemployment1
2.9%
40% below the median place
Mean commute1
19 min
23% below the median place
Commutes by transit1
3.5%
311% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate6.7% −38%
Income per person$48,036 +20%
Median household income$96,058 +20%
Works from home14.8% +19%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureRoesslevilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$96,05820% above
Income per person1$48,03620% above
Unemployment12.9%40% below
Average annual pay6County figure$85,81830% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.2%14% above
Jobs6County figure235,82657% above
Poverty rate16.7%38% below
Mean commute119 min23% below
Works from home114.8%19% above
Commutes by transit13.5%311% above
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 3.7%, 42% below the median place.

No health insurance1
3.7%
42% below the median place
Household size1
2.3
10% below the median place
Born abroad1
17.6%
100% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age42.4 +9%
Bachelor's or higher37.4% +17%
High school or higher93.7% +1%
Homes with broadband92.3% −0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureRoesslevilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population110,9683843rd largest
Median age142.49% above
Bachelor's or higher137.4%17% above
High school or higher193.7%1% above
Household size12.310% below
Born abroad117.6%100% above
No health insurance13.7%42% below
Homes with broadband192.3%0% below
05

Life in Roessleville

OpenStreetMap shows 0 libraries per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 86% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 340 New York places we track.

237 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 13 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents9.1 −10%
Playgrounds per 10k10.9 +16%
Grocery stores per 10k7.3 3.4×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k21.9 +96%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails1 km −45%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi2.5 11.8×

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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Saratoga National Historical Park 22 miles
  • Martin Van Buren National Historic Site 23 miles
  • Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site 63 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars29.4 +41%
Shops38.9 +28%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.2 +51%
Doctors' offices and clinics20.5 +1%
Child care centers3.1 +35%

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

Nearest National Park Service site10
22.4
27% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
29.4
41% above the median place
Students per teacher12
11.9
23% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureRoesslevilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure73above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure39,946above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure11.923% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure29.441% above
Shops per 10k8County figure38.928% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure6.251% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure20.51% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure3.135% above
Parks per 10k99.110% below
Playgrounds per 10k910.916% above
Grocery stores per 10k97.3244% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k921.996% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails91.145% below
Transit stops per sq mi92.5above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1022.427% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1020% above
National Register listings11County figure237above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 14°F, 44% below 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 Roessleville. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low13
14°F
44% below the median place
Average temperature13
48°F
13% below the median place
July average high13
82°F
6% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureRoesslevilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure82°F6% below
January average low13County figure14°F44% below
Average temperature13County figure48°F13% below
Annual precipitation13County figure41.6 in5% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure85.97% below
Hurricane risk14County figure84.420% above
Tornado risk14County figure88.08% above
Wildfire risk14County figure36.241% below
Heat wave risk14County figure73.219% below
Median air quality index15County figure399% below
Good air days15County figure68.5%0% above
08

Roessleville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 18% 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. On projected 2030 affordability, Roessleville does better than 78% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 9%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,416/mo (2024)$1,820/mo$1,490 to $2,220/mo+4.3%
Median household income$96,058 (2024)$122,000$103,000 to $144,000+4.0%
Median home value$264,500 (2024)$367,000$266,000 to $506,000+5.6%

The median home would be worth 3.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.8 now.

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

09

Places like Roessleville

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

PlaceRentIncome
Archer Lodge, NC$1,458$91,188Compare
Moores Mill, AL$1,288$96,774Compare
St. Peters, MO$1,321$91,637Compare
Tinley Park, IL$1,495$105,189Compare
Tinley Park, ILSt. Peters, MOMoores Mill, ALArcher Lodge, NCRoessleville, NYRoesslevilleArcher LodgeMoores MillSt. PetersTinley ParkRoesslevilleArcher LodgeMoores MillSt. PetersTinley Park

Places built like Roessleville

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Roessleville performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Roessleville, NY17.7%5.9%/yrn/a
Butler, NJ17.2%3.2%/yr2.0%Compare
Whitehall, PA12.3%6.1%/yr-3.5%Compare
New Windsor, NY24.6%2.7%/yrn/aCompare
Suffern, NY24.0%5.0%/yr2.9%Compare
Morrisville, PA12.6%7.2%/yr-1.5%Compare
Moosic, PA19.9%7.5%/yr0.9%Compare

Common questions

Is Roessleville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 96 out of 100, better than 96% of the places we rate and 8th of 340 in New York. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 125 hours a year commuting, less than in 86% of the 2,241 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 77 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Roessleville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $264,500.

What salary do you need to live in Roessleville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $56,640 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Roessleville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Archer Lodge, NC, Moores Mill, AL, St. Peters, MO and Tinley Park, IL.

Sources and methods

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

  1. 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
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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).

What stands out compares Roessleville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Roessleville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/roessleville-new-york

Citytistics. “Roessleville, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/roessleville-new-york/

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