Rensselaerville is a town in Albany County, New York, home to about 1,901 people across 61 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 12120, 12147, 12460 and 12469, and parts of 12083 are in Rensselaerville too.
Homes sold for a median of $262 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 4 were seller’s markets.
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Mostly Rensselaerville; also Broome and Conesville
Mostly Greenville Town (Greene County); part is in Rensselaerville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Rensselaerville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Albany International Airport (ALB)27 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ120 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY125 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Rensselaerville; 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.
Rensselaerville had 1,826 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.
It’s the 667th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Albany County grew from 165,571 residents in 1900 to 314,848 in 2020.
Albany County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 42.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 46 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Alcove Dam, NY weather station (12 miles away).
180,421 jobs at 9,465 businesses in Albany County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rensselaerville’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 3 |
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| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Greenville Town (Greene County), Westerlo, Durham, Broome and Conesville.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.