Area data
Albany, NY — ZIP 12222
Population: 6,889 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 420.6 (+5.3% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 107.9 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 26.4¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $17.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, lightning, coldWave, hurricane, inlandFlooding
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 50.0°F
- Average high
- 60.0°F
- Average low
- 40.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 43.4 in
- Annual snowfall
- 54.0 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 36
- Days with Good air quality
- 280
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 4
- Nearest national park
- Saratoga National Historical Park (23 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Albany International Airport (ALB) (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Albany International Airport (ALB) (4 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 15
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.8 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 319
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.8 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 2,021
- Mean commute to work
- 13 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 86.6%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 169,538
- Average weekly wage
- $1,365
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Professional Services, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 71
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