Clifton Park is a town in Saratoga County, New York, home to about 37,991 people across 48 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 12019, 12065, 12148 and 12151, and parts of 12027 are in Clifton Park too.
Homes sold for a median of $266 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 3 of 4 were seller’s markets.
Population37,991788 per sq mi
Median home value$395,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$266Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Clifton Park. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Clifton Park
Distances
Nearest major airport
Albany International Airport (ALB)8 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Boston, MA148 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY152 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Clifton Park; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Clifton Park
U.S. Representative · New York’s 20th DistrictPaul Tonko (D)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Clifton Park had 38,029 residents in the 2020 census, up 15% since 2000.
It’s the 54th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Saratoga County grew from 61,089 residents in 1900 to 235,509 in 2020.
Saratoga County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 40.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 59 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Albany Ap, NY weather station (8 miles away).
Jobs in Saratoga County
78,232 jobs at 5,488 businesses in Saratoga County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
754 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Clifton Park’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Sunnyview Hospital and Rehabilitation CenterGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Schenectady5.4 miles
Ellis HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Schenectady5.7 miles
Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New YorkGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Troy11.9 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
63
Specialist doctors
48
Dentists
77
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
148
Mental health providers
200
Physical and occupational therapists
169
Optometrists
13
Chiropractors
36
Pharmacies
18
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Clifton Park
Parks (22 nearby)
Veterans Memorial Park and Mooney Carrese Forest · 205 acres2.9 mi
Clifton Common Park · 70 acres0.4 mi
Lock 7 Park · 41 acres4.4 mi
Clifton Park Town Center Park · 38 acres1.7 mi
Aqueduct Park · 37 acres4.1 mi
Ballston Lake Fire Department Memorial Park · 11 acres4.1 mi
Grocery stores (7 nearby)
Market 320.4 mi
Hannaford2.1 mi
Market 322.1 mi
Trader Joe's2.9 mi
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
CVS Pharmacy2.0 mi
Walgreens2.1 mi
CVS Pharmacy4.1 mi
Libraries (3 nearby)
Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library1.6 mi
Niskayuna Branch Library4.4 mi
Town of Ballston Community Library4.6 mi
Museums
Empire State Aerosciences Museum5.5 mi
Niskayuna Railroad Station6.0 mi
Museum of Innovation and Science (miSci)6.6 mi
Museum of Prints and Printmaking6.8 mi
Schenectady History Museum7.1 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Round Lake Auditorium5.2 mi
Mohawk Harbor Amphitheater6.2 mi
Morton and Helen Yulman Theater6.2 mi
Emerson Auditorium6.2 mi
Memorial Chapel6.3 mi
Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Shenendehowa Central School District, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Central School District, Niskayuna Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(15)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Arongen Elementary SchoolClifton Park
K–5
589
Public
1.8 mi
Chango Elementary SchoolBallston Lake
K–5
510
Public
4.8 mi
Charlton Heights Elementary SchoolBallston Lake
K–5
498
Public
6.5 mi
Francis L Stevens Elementary SchoolBallston Lake
K–5
468
Public
4.3 mi
Glencliff SchoolRexford
K–5
368
Public
3.6 mi
Karigon Elementary SchoolClifton Park
K–5
479
Public
0.7 mi
Okte Elementary SchoolClifton Park
K–5
519
Public
3.8 mi
Orenda Elementary SchoolClifton Park
K–5
548
Public
0.7 mi
Shatekon Elementary SchoolClifton Park
K–5
560
Public
1.8 mi
Skano Elementary SchoolClifton Park
K–5
524
Public
0.7 mi
Tesago Elementary SchoolClifton Park
K–5
361
Public
0.7 mi
Acadia Middle SchoolClifton Park
6–8
761
Public
0.8 mi
Gowana Middle SchoolClifton Park
6–8
764
Public
0.8 mi
Koda Middle SchoolClifton Park
6–8
765
Public
0.8 mi
Shenendehowa High SchoolClifton Park
9–12
2,968
Public
1.2 mi
Private schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Mother Teresa AcademyHalfmoon
Pre-K–K
28
Roman Catholic
4.2 mi
The Sara Marie SchoolClifton Park
Pre-K–K
34
Nonsectarian
1.1 mi
Learning To Know Educational CenterClifton Park
K
12
Nonsectarian
4.1 mi
Ketchum-Grande School of the Charlton School.Burnt Hills
8–12
37
Nonsectarian
6.6 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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