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Rensselaer, NY
New York · Rensselaer County · Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metro
Rensselaer is a small city in New York with a population of 9,247. Residents earn $66,046 per year, which is 12% below the national average.
3.2
/5.0
B
Good
9,247
Population
2,917/sq mi density
$66,046
Median Income
$38,123 per capita
$202,600
Home Value
$300,123 Zillow
$1,180
Median Rent
26.2% income on rent
51°F
Avg Temperature
246 sunny days/yr
146
Violent Crime/100K
1,535 property/100K
B
Overall
3.2 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B+
Economy
3.8 / 5.0
$66,046 median income, 3.2% unemployment
A+
Affordability
5.0 / 5.0
$202,600 home value, $1,180/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
146 violent crimes/100K (62% below avg)
B
Education
3.1 / 5.0
26.5% bachelor's degree or higher
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UFO Sightings
46
Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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Historic Markers
1
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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Mines
1
Active and inactive mining sites tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration
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UFO Sightings Near Rensselaer, NY
46 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Rensselaer, NY.
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Albany (near), NY | 2013 | My friend and I were driving back home to NYC on interstate 87 when I noticed what I thought was an airplane hovering in the sky. How |
| Albany, NY | 2013 | There were about 30 objects in a huge formation, round, reddish orange , globe figures. |
| Albany, NY | 2013 | Large disk shaped flying object with lights spotted in Albany NY before dawn |
| Albany, NY | 2012 | 5 to 6 orange glowing lights upstate NY disappeared/ triangle. |
| Albany, NY | 2011 | ((HOAX??)) fatersday night we were outside lookin at the sky my daughter says whats that we all look in the sky and see a light |
| Albany, NY | 2011 | Glowing amber fireball hovering over Albany, NY, 7-1-2011 |
| Albany, NY | 2011 | Brightly reflecting oval shape drew my attention when I stepped outside around 3:30 pm this afternoon in Albany, New York |
| Albany, NY | 2011 | 11 bright orange objects that were all flying in the same line over Albany, NY |
| Albany (3 hrs w of: on interstate-90 near exit 44), NY | 2010 | Gun metal black crescent with 6 window-glowing lights. |
| Albany, NY | 2010 | Circle of light SUNY Albany. |
| Albany, NY | 2010 | Brilliant streak of white lite that ended in an extremly bright flash near Albany International Airport. |
| Albany, NY | 2010 | ((HOAX)) I was hanging out with my friends. Suddenly, we saw something don't seems to be the stars. |
| Albany, NY | 2010 | Oval metallic object |
| Albany, NY | 2009 | A white disc in the sky that suddenly dissapears |
| Rensselaer, NY | 2009 | Three white lights in triangle shape |
| Albany, NY | 2008 | I live Colonie, New York, a suburb of Albany. I live within 4 miles of the Albany International Airport. Many takeoff’s and landings |
| Albany (near), NY | 2007 | BRIGHT COMET LIKE OBJECT OVER NY SKY FOR @ 45 MINUTES. ((NUFORC Note: Missile venting fuel in space. PD)) |
| Albany, NY | 2007 | slow and lighted, it was completely visble in the night sky |
| Rensselaer, NY | 2007 | Object flying west to east stoped and hovered changed shape into two disks and shot straight up |
| Albany, NY | 2006 | Reported on the Early Today Show, channel 13 news, NBC. |
| Albany, NY | 2006 | UFO streaks out of sky at a right angle at amazing speeds |
| Albany, NY | 2006 | I saw an extremely slow moving plane shaped object that neither sounded like, nor acted like a normal plane. |
| Albany, NY | 2003 | Dim yellow lights on a solid object moving silently and quickly |
| Albany, NY | 2003 | object emmited bright light then sped off in a flash. |
| Albany (maybe new york), NY | 2002 | I am passing this on from my friend, as I did not see the news report. He said that on the local news, a CBS station here in Jacksonvi |
| Albany, NY | 2002 | Cigar shaped object caught on tape over albany international airport moving at an incredible rate of speed local news fox23 |
| Albany, NY | 2002 | An extremely bright white light zoomed past my window at 12:30AM July 24th. |
| Albany, NY | 2002 | Airline pilot calls to inquire about FOX 23 video; complains that U. S. government apparently is doing nothing. |
| Albany, NY | 2002 | An incredible bright white orb sped past at an anormous rate heading east. |
| Albany, NY | 2002 | I saw the object reported by FOX-23 from my place of employment |
| Albany, NY | 2002 | Aircraft made no noise, it was black with, 2 red, 1 blue, and 1 white light, it flew a speed faster then anything have seen before. |
| Albany, NY | 2001 | formations in the sky |
| Albany, NY | 2001 | Bright flash witnessed near Albany, New York |
| Albany, NY | 1999 | At about 16:00 myself and a co-woker went outside for a cig break when I looked to the sky and saw what looked like an orange fireball |
| Albany, NY | 1998 | silver cube with rubic cube like center |
| Albany (area), NY | 1997 | IT WAS JUST TURNING DARK=HUDSON RIVERS AT THE END OF MY BACK YARD=IT WAS VERY REAL AND THE ONLY UNUSAL THING I HAVE EVER WITNESSED IN M |
| Albany, NY | 1994 | A repeat and endless loop of an object downtown suny albany campus. |
| Albany, NY | 1978 | Orange fireball |
| Albany, NY | 1976 | It was a warm night for early September in upstate New York. It was "trash night." My parents purchased a new easy chair for |
| Albany, NY | 1975 | Bright Light |
| Albany, NY | 1975 | Albany NY 1975 varified sighting of multicolored flying object capable of high speed manuvers. |
| Albany, NY | 1975 | Starlike objects |
| Albany, NY | 1975 | UFO Sighting Occurred: 11/?/1975 approx 8:00pm EST Location: Albany, NY Shape: Bright, White light Duration: approx 30 seconds I just |
| Albany, NY | 1974 | Airport radar confirms what I saw. Please read my whole discription. |
| Albany, NY | 1972 | Sighting report: Cigar shapped object over the Hudson River, Albany N.Y. 30 years or so ago |
| Rensselaer, NY | 1962 | object appeared and hovered over a minute in broad daylight less than 100 feet off the ground of a parking lot in Rensselaer, NY |