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43.09° N · 73.59° W · GEOID 3677431

Victory

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

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Victory is home to 754 people. Median household income is $66,875 a year and median rent is $1,125 a month, 20.2% 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 $191,700, about 2.9x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,125
18% below the median place
Median household income
$66,875
17% below the median place
Median home value
$191,700
40% below the median place
Unemployment
3.3%
33% 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 Victory

  • Half the homes were built before 1938, older housing than in 97% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 338 New York places.
  • 72% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 94% of places its size.
  • Household income has grown 1.6% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 87% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 34.5 years old, younger than in 82% of places its size.
  • Only 7% of workers mostly work from home, fewer than in 81% of places its size.
01

Moving to Victory

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

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
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
$45,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,125 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,800 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $191,700.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 6.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Athens, TX matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving in8
$88,230
25% above the median place
Income of households moving out8
$78,946
12% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureVictoryAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.5%4% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure1.9above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$88,23025% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$78,94612% above
02

What it costs to live here

Median year built is 1938, 2% below the median place.

Victory20.2%
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
$45,000
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
20.2%
1% below the median place
Home price to income
2.9x
24% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
20%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$54,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median year built1
1938
2% below the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
72.0%
42% above the median place
Property tax rate1
1.7%
89% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureVictoryAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,12518% below
Rent to income120.2%1% below
Property tax rate11.7%89% above
Home price to income12.9x24% 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$3,3001% above
Median home value1$191,70040% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure6.7%111% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure52.1%1% above
Homeownership176.8%16% above
Renters paying 30%+172.0%42% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8004% below
Vacant homes1County figure9.1%29% above
Median year built119382% below
03

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%)
Works from home1
6.9%
44% below the median place
Income per person1
$34,231
15% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureVictoryAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$66,87517% below
Income per person1$34,23115% below
Unemployment1County figure3.3%33% below
Average annual pay6County figure$69,2445% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.3%38% below
Jobs6County figure93,94538% below
Poverty rate1County figure7.1%34% below
Mean commute127 min8% above
Works from home16.9%44% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 83.8%, 9% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
83.8%
9% below the median place
Median age1
34.5
12% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
20.4%
36% below the median place
All 9 people measures
MeasureVictoryAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17546646th largest
Population change since 20207-0.4%below (median 1.1%)
Median age134.512% below
Bachelor's or higher120.4%36% below
High school or higher191.0%1% below
Household size12.811% above
Born abroad1County figure5.5%38% below
No health insurance1County figure2.6%59% below
Homes with broadband183.8%9% below
05

Life in Victory

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

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 10k9
3.4
48% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9
6.4
56% above the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureVictoryAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure50above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure30,097above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure12.221% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure21.95% above
Shops per 10k9County figure28.85% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure6.456% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure17.712% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure3.448% above
National Register listings10County figure84above (median 13)
06

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 Victory. 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
MeasureVictoryAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure81°F7% below
January average low12County figure12°F52% below
Average temperature12County figure46°F15% below
Annual precipitation12County figure44.9 in3% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure73.021% below
Hurricane risk13County figure77.710% above
Tornado risk13County figure69.914% below
Wildfire risk13County figure37.439% below
Heat wave risk13County figure59.534% below
Median air quality index14County figure3421% below
Good air days14County figure96.3%41% above
08

Victory in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 20% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 20% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,125/mo (2024)$1,420/mo$1,170 to $1,730/mo+4.0%
Median household income$66,875 (2024)$84,000$71,000 to $99,500+3.9%
Median home value$191,700 (2024)$269,000$195,000 to $370,000+5.8%
Population676 (2025)680650 to 710+0.1%

The median home would be worth 3.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.9 now.

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

09

Places like Victory

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

PlaceRentIncome
Athens, TX$1,112$67,984Compare
Bradley, IL$1,186$67,420Compare
Victoria, TX$1,172$67,226Compare
Kansas City, KS$1,123$62,401Compare
Kansas City, KSVictoria, TXBradley, ILAthens, TXVictory, NYVictoryAthensBradleyVictoriaKansas CityVictoryAthensBradleyVictoriaKansas City

Common questions

Is Victory a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Half the homes were built before 1938, older housing than in 97% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 338 New York places. 72% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 94% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Victory expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.2% 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 $191,700.

What salary do you need to live in Victory?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $45,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Victory?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Athens, TX, Bradley, IL, Victoria, TX and Kansas City, KS.

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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 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
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. 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 Victory with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Victory itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/victory-new-york

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

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