Clifton Gardens vs North Ballston Spa

A side-by-side comparison of Clifton Gardens and North Ballston Spa: population, income, housing, and more.

Clifton Gardens and North Ballston Spa are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clifton Gardens has the higher population (2,332 vs 1,207 in North Ballston Spa). North Ballston Spa has the higher median household income ($86,917 vs $85,551 in Clifton Gardens). Clifton Gardens has the higher median home value ($297,900 vs $229,900 in North Ballston Spa).

Population, income & housing

	Clifton Gardens	North Ballston Spa
Population	2,332	1,207
Median age	37.3 yrs	51.9 yrs
Median household income	$85,551	$86,917
Median home value	$297,900	$229,900
Median gross rent	$1,331	$1,652
Housing units	1,023	598
Homeownership rate	72.4%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.7%	30.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clifton Gardens	North Ballston Spa
Population	2,631 → 2,332 (-11.4%)	1,165 → 1,207 (+3.6%)
Median household income	$94,200 → $85,551 (-9.2%)	$61,354 → $86,917 (+41.7%)
Median home value	$259,700 → $297,900 (+14.7%)	$188,900 → $229,900 (+21.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,227 → $1,331 (+8.5%)	$842 → $1,652 (+96.2%)

Clifton Gardens

Population

2,6312,332

Median household income

$94,200$85,551

Median home value

$259,700$297,900

Median gross rent

$1,227$1,331

North Ballston Spa

Population

1,1651,207

Median household income

$61,354$86,917

Median home value

$188,900$229,900

Median gross rent

$842$1,652

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clifton Gardens	North Ballston Spa
Under 5	6.6%	3.0%
5 to 17	14.5%	12.1%
18 to 24	7.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	19.6%	9.1%
35 to 44	12.0%	19.1%
45 to 54	9.9%	7.4%
55 to 64	9.2%	13.0%
65 to 74	14.4%	14.1%
75 and over	6.9%	22.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clifton Gardens	North Ballston Spa
White (non-Hispanic)	61.9%	91.7%
Black or African American	4.4%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	20.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.3%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clifton Gardens	North Ballston Spa
No high school diploma	6.7%	5.5%
High school graduate	15.6%	22.6%
Some college or associate's	29.9%	41.9%
Bachelor's degree	29.6%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	18.2%	14.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clifton Gardens	North Ballston Spa
Drove alone	77.9%	85.5%
Carpooled	6.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	14.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clifton Gardens	North Ballston Spa
1-unit, detached	67.8%	88.6%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	27.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Clifton Gardens	North Ballston Spa
Poverty rate	0.9%	1.7%
Average household size	2.41	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1978	1965