Greenfield is a town in Saratoga County, New York, home to about 8,039 people across 67 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 12833 and 12859, and parts of 12850 are in Greenfield too.
Homes sold for a median of $229 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population8,039119 per sq mi
Median home value$375,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$229Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Greenfield. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Greenfield
Distances
Nearest major airport
Albany International Airport (ALB)27 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Boston, MA156 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
New York, NY171 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Greenfield; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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
Greenfield had 8,004 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2000.
It’s the 250th 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 14°F. About 46.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 64 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Saratoga Springs 4 Sw, 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
12 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Greenfield’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Saratoga HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Saratoga Springs5.8 miles
Glens Falls HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Glens Falls16.5 miles
St Marys HealthcareGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Amsterdam21.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
2
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
2
Mental health providers
7
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 Greenfield
Parks (5 nearby)
Porter Corners Town Park · 23 acres0.2 mi
Brookhaven Park · 15 acres2.9 mi
Daniels Road Soccer Fields · 10 acres4.6 mi
Lester Park3.8 mi
Archer Vly NYS DEC Boat Launch4.4 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Commissary5.2 mi
Pharmacies
CVS Pharmacy5.7 mi
CVS Pharmacy6.4 mi
Rite Aid6.5 mi
Walgreens7.3 mi
Libraries
Lucy Scribner Library5.8 mi
GIS Center5.8 mi
Saratoga Springs Public Library6.5 mi
John A Morris Library7.0 mi
Corinth Free Library7.7 mi
Museums
Tang Museum5.7 mi
New York State Military Museum6.4 mi
Saratoga Historical Society Museum6.5 mi
Saratoga Automobile Museum7.0 mi
The Children's Museum at Saratoga7.0 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Dance Theater5.8 mi
Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater5.8 mi
Saratoga Music Hall6.3 mi
Universal Preservation Hall6.3 mi
The Comedy Works6.4 mi
Counts are within about 5.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Saratoga Springs City SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Greenfield Elementary SchoolGreenfield Center
K–5
377
Public
1.7 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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