Census-designated place · Saratoga County, New York

Clifton Gardens, New York

Clifton Gardens is a census-designated place in Saratoga County, New York, part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area. It has 2,420 residents. Clifton Gardens, New York has a quality-of-life score of 88 out of 100 (very high), ranking #1,886 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within New York it ranks #297 of 859 cities and towns. It ranks best on uninsured residents (under 65) (low), public EV charging ports (high) and unemployment rate (low). It ranks worst on time spent in the emergency room (high), income inequality (Gini index) (high) and average commute time (high).

88Very high

Quality-of-life score: #1,886 of 15,651 cities and towns
New York: #297 of 859 in NY
Population: 2,420 (2020-2024)
Land area: 1 mi²
Density: 2,195.6 /mi²
FIPS code: 3616298

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 73 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety97#403/15,637
Economy61#6,041/15,631
Housing16#12,638/14,977
Health94#937/15,609
Healthcare84#2,567/15,650
Environment97#458/15,453
Education71#4,501/15,649
Infrastructure80#3,062/15,650
Community69#4,808/15,651
Leisure & amenities63#5,863/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Clifton Gardens, New York ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Saratoga County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Uninsured residents (under 65) · low0.0%
100/100New York 5.9%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
Public EV charging ports · high31.7 /10k
99/100New York 10.8 /10kUnited States 7.6 /10kOct 2026U.S. Department of EnergySaratoga County value
Unemployment rate · low0.0%
98/100New York 4.3%United States 4.3%2020-2024U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census table B23025
Drug overdose deaths · low4.2 /100k
96/100New York 17.1 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataSaratoga County value
Poor or fair health · low10.8%
96/100New York 16.8%United States 19.9%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteModel-based estimate
Injury deaths · low48 /100k
96/100New York 64 /100kUnited States 87 /100k2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteSaratoga County value

Weaknesses

Time spent in the emergency room · high296 min
0/100New York 202 minUnited States 170 minOct 2024–Sep 2025Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesSaratoga County value
Income inequality (Gini index) · high0.519
4/100New York 0.517United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Average commute time · high21.1 min
5/100New York 32.6 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Home price to income ratio · high5.5×
9/100New York 4.9×United States 4.1×2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25077
Comfortable days · low23.4%
11/100New York 22.7%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationSaratoga County value
Effective property tax rate · high1.79%
12/100New York 1.30%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationFalling
2,631 (2016-2020) → 2,420 (2020-2024)
−8%4 yearsCensus table B01003US 331,578,104 → 340,003,797
Home price to income ratioWorsening
2.8× (2016-2020) → 5.5× (2020-2024)
+100%4 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×
Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
26.3% (2016-2020) → 39.9% (2020-2024)
+14 pts4 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.1% → 51.1%
Income inequality (Gini index)Worsening
0.326 (2016-2020) → 0.519 (2020-2024)
+59%4 yearsCensus table B19083US 0.482 → 0.483
Median household incomeWorsening
$94,200 (2016-2020) → $57,245 (2020-2024)
−39%4 yearsCensus table B19013US $67,340 → $81,604
Rent as share of incomeWorsening
19.8% (2016-2020) → 27.3% (2020-2024)
+7.5 pts4 yearsCensus table B25071US 29.6% → 30.6%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

There is not enough history to compare Clifton Gardens, New York over five years.

Cities and towns like Clifton Gardens, New York five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Clifton Gardens, New York in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

No place that looked like Clifton Gardens, New York five years ago has more measures that improved than declined, with a higher standing among its peers today.

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

2,420 residents (±538)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

2,420 residents (±538)

Clifton Gardens, New York
New York share

White68%1,634
Black1.9%†45
Hispanic or Latino3.9%†94

Education

1,752 residents (±386)

Clifton Gardens, New York
New York share

No high school diploma6.3%†111
High school or GED20%†348
Some college11%†192

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

1,097 households (±244)

Clifton Gardens, New York
New York share

Under $25k7.4%†81
$25k–50k19%†203
$50k–75k32%†350
$75k–100k7.2%†79
$100k–150k20%†217
$150k–200k6.9%†76
$200k or more8.3%†91

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

1,097 households (±244)

Clifton Gardens, New York
New York share

Own73%803
Rent27%†294

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

294 households (±119)

Clifton Gardens, New York
New York share

Under $7500.0%0
$750–1,0007.5%†22
$1,000–1,50060%†177

Home values

803 homes (±215)

Clifton Gardens, New York
New York share

Under $150k0.0%0
$150k–250k30%†242
$250k–400k41%†327

Age of homes

1,153 homes (±241)

Clifton Gardens, New York
New York share

2010 or later5.6%†65
2000–20098.7%†100
1980–199925%†289

Size of homes

1,153 homes (±241)

Clifton Gardens, New York
New York share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom14%†159
2 bedrooms15%†173

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

989 workers (±320)

Clifton Gardens, New York
New York share

Drive alone72%†717
Carpool7.6%†75
Public transit0.0%0
Walk0.0%0
Bike0.0%0
Work from home20%†197
Other0.0%0

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

792 workers (±272)

Clifton Gardens, New York
New York share

Under 15 min17%†137
15–29 min51%†400
30–44 min28%†222

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Saratoga County, the county holding most of Clifton Gardens's residents.

Saratoga County has 5,488 employer establishments, 230 for every 10,000 residents (0.93× the US rate of 248; 0.84× New York's), with 78,232 paid employees at an average annual pay of $62,436. The Census Bureau also counts 19,251 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 5,488; 19,251 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 230; US 248 · New York 274
Paid employees: 78,232
Average annual pay: $62,436; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Saratoga County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	448	18.8	1.02×About typical	7,596	$26,281	46
Specialty trade contractors	443	18.6	1.20×About typical	3,022	$85,358	1,086
Ambulatory health care services	422	17.7	0.85×About typical	5,002	$69,256	968
Construction of buildings	250	10.5	1.39×More than typical	1,403	$75,520	457
Lessors of real estate	234	9.8	0.80×Fewer than typical	1,201	$52,888	2,310
Full-service restaurants	222	9.3	1.21×About typical	4,266	$29,976	17
Services to buildings and dwellings	199	8.3	1.24×About typical	1,076	$49,751	715
Limited-service restaurants	163	6.8	0.85×About typical	2,465	$20,763	23
Management, scientific and technical consulting	139	5.8	0.87×About typical	2,100	$110,705	925
Offices of other health practitioners	136	5.7	0.94×About typical	784	$52,514	573
Offices of physicians	132	5.5	0.85×About typical	1,830	$83,824	186
Personal care services	131	5.5	1.15×About typical	555	$28,315	788

Rank places for an industry Open Saratoga County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 238,699 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $613.2K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Clifton Gardens, New York: $253 per resident (US $2,007).

Obligations: $613.2K; +6.2% vs FY2025
Per resident: $253; US $2,007
Sole-source: 2.1%; US 30%
Single offer: 36%; US 8.7%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of State$211.4K34%
Department of the Air Force$165.7K27%
Missile Defense Agency$62.4K10%
Immediate Office of the Secretary of Transportation$53.7K8.8%
Department of the Army$36.1K5.9%
Department of the Navy$31.4K5.1%
Defense Health Agency$20.7K3.4%
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency$14.4K2.4%

Top recipients

KITWARE INC$388.7K63%
C W WORLDWIDE MEETINGS INC$211.4K34%
MJ ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, AND LAND SURVEYING P.C.$6,0291.0%
QNTFI, INC.$2,6960.4%
COMMAND AND CONTROL SOLUTIONS CORP$2,3820.4%

Spending by fiscal year

354.2KFY2017
392.2KFY2018
461.3KFY2019
379.1KFY2020
451.9KFY2021
592.6KFY2022
517.2KFY2023
574.1K

Top industries (NAICS)

Scientific research and development services · 5417$379.4K62%
Travel arrangement and reservation services · 5615$211.4K34%
Computer systems design and related services · 5415$12K2.0%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$6,0291.0%
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing · 3391$2,3820.4%

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Clifton Gardens, New York, so they do not add up across cities.

Clifton Gardens, New York's figures are part of those of Saratoga County, NY ($61.3M in FY2026), never added to them: 1.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Clifton Gardens is mostly in Saratoga County.

See federal money in Saratoga County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Clifton Gardens, New York is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).

House

Senate

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Saratoga County99100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY92

Other cities and towns in Saratoga County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

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Trends

What changed in five years

Cities and towns like Clifton Gardens, New York five years ago that improved