Schenectady, NY

Schenectady is a mid-size city in New York with a population of 68,521. Residents earn $56,398 per year, which is 25% below the national average.

2.9 /5.0

C+ Fair

68,521 Population 6,339/sq mi density

$56,398 Median Income $31,536 per capita

$152,000 Home Value $313,246 Zillow

$1,109 Median Rent 33.8% income on rent

49°F Avg Temperature 246 sunny days/yr

806 Violent Crime/100K 2,702 property/100K

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Overall

2.9 / 5.0

Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

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Economy

2.9 / 5.0

$56,398 median income, 5.3% unemployment

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Affordability

5.0 / 5.0

$152,000 home value, $1,109/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

806 violent crimes/100K (112% above avg)

C+

Education

2.9 / 5.0

23.6% bachelor's degree or higher

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4 reported haunted locations found near Schenectady, NY.

Name	Description
Lowell Rd	A man once killed himself at a house on Lowell rd. Since then its been reported of lights going off and doors swinging open. The house is and will always be haunted.
Union College	There is a wonderful garden behind the college. On the first full moon after the summer solstice, the spirit of Alice is said to walk along the creek there. She was burned at the stake centuries ago.
Veil Cemetery on State Street	Several of the statues bleed from their eyes and tops of their heads, and sometimes "cry out" at night. Apparitions, both white and black, have been sighted roaming through the graves and sitting up in trees. The old church on the site houses many apparitions. Strange lights can be seen in the windows, and an eerie "singing" can be heard just beyond the front doors.
Yates Elementary School	Reports of the ghost of a young girl open an upstairs door, across from our classroom, and enter beyond it. She has short, wavy hair, was dressed in a brown flowered dress that went halfway down her shins, ankle socks, and old shoes. The door is always locked, and as students always assumed it was a closet. They told the teacher. She checked the door, and as it was still locked, she used the school secretaries key to check. The closet was actually a short set of stairs which led to a singular...