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2842of 3,144

Saratoga, New York

Score 4.93 / 10· population 238,711

Saratoga County lies just north of Albany, with the Hudson River along much of its eastern border, and had about 241,300 residents in 2025. Its 2020-2022 life expectancy of 80.2 years topped New York's 79.4 and the nation's 77.1. The typical owner's 2024 property tax bill, $4,726, was $1,515 above the US median.

Sources
  • Saratoga County is in eastern New York, just north of Albany. uscountymaps.com
  • The Hudson River runs along much of Saratoga County's eastern border. uscountymaps.com
  • In 2025 there were about 241,300 people living in Saratoga County. usafacts.org
  • County Health Rankings 2025 release: life expectancy 80.2 years in Saratoga County, 79.4 (79.35) in New York State and 77.1 in the United States. countyhealthrankings.org
  • The 2025 County Health Rankings release used 2020-2022 data for the life expectancy measure. countyhealthrankings.org
  • In the 2024 ACS 1-year estimates, median real estate taxes paid on owner-occupied homes were $4,726 in Saratoga County and $3,211 in the United States, a difference of $1,515. api.censusreporter.org

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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)4.4
  2. 2A (state)0.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President4.9
  4. Sales tax3.6
  5. Property tax3.7

Environment

  1. Air quality6.8
  2. Floods / hurricanes1.7

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate9.5
  2. Life expectancy10.0
  3. Government employees4.8
  4. Single-parent households7.7

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