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Learn More About Saratoga County

Saratoga County is included in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy MSA.

Demographics are as reported in the 2000 Census unless otherwise noted.

Time Zone

• Eastern Standard or Eastern Daylight Savings

Climate

• Temperate: USDA Zones 4 & 5
• Average Temperature: January 19.8 degrees F. Lows can reach -30 degrees F. July 70.9 degrees F. Highs in the 90s are not uncommon
• Average Precipitation: Rain: 39.27 inches. Snow: 68.3 inches.
• Average first snow in November. Average last snow in March.

Geography

• Elevation: Highest: Approximately 800 ft. above sea level.
• Lowest: 82 ft. above sea level.

Terrain

• South - Flat to rolling hills. North - Foothills of the Adirondacks broken by lakes, ponds, rivers and streams
• Land Area: 812 sq. miles

Water Area

• 31.9 sq. mi. The largest lakes are Sacandaga, Saratoga and Round. Primary rivers are the Hudson and Sacandaga.

Municipalities include:

• City of Saratoga Springs
• City of Ballston Spa
• City of Mechanicville
• Village of South Glens Falls
• Village of Corinth,
• Village of Schuylerville
• Village of Stillwater
• Village of Waterford
• Town of Clifton Park
• Town of Halfmoon
• Town of Milton
• Town of Wilton
• Town of Saratoga
• Town of Moreau
• Town of Charlton
• Town of Galway
• Town of Providence
• Town of Greenfield
• Town of Edinburg
• Town of Day
• Town of Hadley
• Town of Northumberland
• Town of Malta

County Population

• 2007: 215,473. Growth since 2000: 7.4%
• 2009 projected: 226,546

Races in Saratoga County

• White
• Non-Hispanic: 95.1%
• Hispanic: 1.4%
• African-American: 1.4%
• Two or more races: 1.0%
• American Indian: 0.6%
• Number of foreign born residents: 6,188 (63% naturalized citizens)
• Median age: 36.9 years
• Males: 49.3%
• Females: 50.7%

Elementary, Secondary and Private Schools

• Warren-Saratoga-Washington-Hamilton-Essex Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) in Fort Edward.
• South Glens Falls Central School
• Saratoga County public schools spend $8,387 per student. The US average expenditure is $6,058. There are about 15 students per teacher in Saratoga County (Sperling, 2008). The New York State estimated cost per pupil is $18,768. (NYS Commission on Property Tax Relief, 2009).
• Colleges and Universities that serve Saratoga County:
• Adirondack Community College in Queensbury, part of the State University of NY and sponsored by Warren and Washington Counties. A Saratoga County facility is located in Wilton.
• SUNY Plattsburgh Extension Center on the Adirondack Community College campus.
  College of St. Joseph, Rutland, VT.
  Empire State College in Latham and Saratoga Springs.
  Siena College School of Business in Albany.
  Education:

• Current college students: 10,297
• People 25 years of age or older with a high school diploma or higher: 88.2%
• People 25 years of age or older with a bachelorâ¬"s degree or higher: 30.9%

Households

• Average household size in Saratoga County: 2.51
• Median house sale price (2008): $350,600
• Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Saratoga County is $586 a month.
• Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $715 a month.
• Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $856 a month.
• Total Retail Sales (2003): $2,072,197,000

2007 Statewide 56 County Ranking: Taxes Per Capita: #54 Saratoga County $651

2007 Statewide 56 County Ranking: Social Services Per Capita: #55 Saratoga County $225

Source: Office of the NYS Comptroller, excluding the New York Metropolitan area.

2007 Capital Region Ranking: Total Expenditure Per Capita: #7 Saratoga County - $1,162.

Information provided by the Public Policy Institute, the research affiliate of The Business Council of New York State, and the Empire Center for New York State Policy.

Industries providing employment

• Education, health and social services: 22.8%
• Retail trade: 12.0%
• Manufacturing: 10.8%
• Type of workers:
• Private wage or salary: 74%
• Government: 19%
• Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
• Unpaid family work: 0%

Employment

• Average weekly wage (June 2007): $703 (US DOL Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• Unemployment rate September 2009 (NYS DOL): 6.4%
• NYS DOL Analysis - September 2009:
• From September 2008 to September 2009, the number of private sector jobs in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy area fell 10,500, or 3.0%, to 334,600. Job gains were limited to educational and health services (+400). Losses were greatest in natural resources, mining and construction (-2,600), business services (-1,900), trade, transportation and utilities
• (-1,700) and manufacturing (-1,300).

Transportation

Air

• The Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport is owned and operated by Warren County and is located on approximately 500 acres three miles northeast from downtown Glens Falls, just off the New York State Route 254 (Quaker Road) in the Town of Queensbury.Runway 1-119 has a length of 5,000 feet by 150 feet and runway 12-30 is now 4,000 feet by 100 feet. The runways and the five taxiways are precision instrument runways with HIRL lights (pilot controlled). 792-5995.
• Albany International Airport 869-9611 - 30 miles south of Saratoga Springs is served by several national and international carriers.

Rail

• Amtrakâ¬"s "Adirondack" passenger service between New York City and Montreal. Stops in Saratoga Springs, Fort Edward and Whitehall. (800) 872-7245.
• CP Rail serves Glens Falls, Queensbury, Fort Edward, Fort Ann and Whitehall.

Waterways

• Champlain Branch of the New York State Barge Canal: From the south start at New York City; proceed north via the Hudson River to the Port of Albany, then to Lock 1 in Waterford. Cruise the canal north to Lock 12 in Whitehall, the entry into Lake Champlain; then into the Richelieu River and on the the St. Lawrence. The northern end of the route is also navigable in reverse from Montreal to New York City.

Bus

• Greater Glens Falls Transit. 792-1085. Local service to Glens Falls, Hudson Falls, Fort Edward, South Glens Falls, Queensbury and Lake George.
• Adirondack Trailways (800) 858-8555 and Greyhound (800) 231-2222 - National connecting service.

Car/Truck

• The Adirondack Northway (I-87) is the primary route through the North Country.
• Other main roads are U.S. Route 9 in Saratoga, Warren and Essex Counties, and U.S. Route 4 from Saratoga County through Washington County to Whitehall, then east to Rutland, VT. NY 22 is a north-south route through Washington County as is NY 40. NY 32 is a north-south route through Warren and Saratoga Counties to the Capital District. Main east-west routes are NY 28, 29, 30 and 149.

Agriculture

• Average size of farms: 127 acres
• Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $56,128
• Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $276.02
• The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 14.71%
• The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 69.96%
• Average total farm production expenses per farm: $54,470
• Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 48.23%
• Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $69,189
• The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.80%
• Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
• Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 19.59
• Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 46.66%
• Corn for grain: 3,733 harvested acres
• All wheat for grain: 96 harvested acres
• Soybeans for beans: 451 harvested acres
• Vegetables: 297 harvested acres
• Land in orchards: 777 acres

Saratoga County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.

Tornadoes in this county have caused 78 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 11.82 millions of gallons per day (68% from ground, 32% from surface)

For more information contact the South Glens Falls/Moreau Chamber of Commerce at (518) 793-2688, www.southglensfallschamberofcommerce.com.