Capital Region
Ballston Spa, New York
Ballston Spa is a village in Saratoga County, in New York's Capital Region region, home to about 5,100 people as of the 2020 census.
Whether you're moving in or you've been here for years, the checks that matter most are the school district, the assessment and STAR, and — outside the cities — the well, the septic, and the flood map.
- Type
- Village
- County
- Saratoga
- Region
- Capital Region
- Population (2020)
- 5,111
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Ballston Spa
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · History & Culture
Stillwater's Main Street Sat on a Highway of History
Stillwater's own history page layers Hudson River crossings, Saratoga battles, Champlain Canal commerce, and old homes into one town story.
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Saratoga Race Course: summer racing since 1863
Saratoga Race Course has been running summer thoroughbred racing on Union Avenue since 1863, from early July through Labor Day.
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Malta Grows From Lake and Forest
Malta's local story ties Saratoga Lake, Round Lake, Dunning Street militia ground, and Luther Forest's reforested landscape.
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Milton follows Kayaderosseras Creek
Milton's Saratoga County identity follows Kayaderosseras Creek, Ballston Spa's edge, parks, and a farm-town settlement story.
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Ballston Starts With Springs and Brookside
Ballston's identity ties mineral-spring travel, Brookside Museum, and Saratoga County memory to a small village edge.
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Drink from a spring that's been bubbling since before the Civil War
At Saratoga Spa State Park, naturally carbonated springs each taste different, and a geyser called the Island Spouter is slowly building itself a mound of stone, two inches a year.
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Charlton keeps Freehold roots and hamlet preservation in view
Charlton's official history pages tie Freehold settlement roots to a preserved hamlet and active historic-district work.
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Saratoga Springs building and code questions start with city departments
Saratoga Springs owners should check the city building department and code-enforcement pages before starting regulated work.
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Saratoga Springs tax bills have a city payment page
Saratoga Springs property owners can use the city tax-bill payment and FAQ pages for local payment questions.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $6–$22 per $1,000 in Saratoga County
Combined full-value rate — county + town/city + school district, per $1,000 of market value (FY2025). On a $300,000 home that's about $1,765–$6,734 a year before the STAR break. A village is assessed within its town; expect the town's rate plus a separate village tax.
A planning estimate, not a bill. Your exact rate depends on your school district and any village. Confirm with the assessor.
Statewide links
Statewide starting points.
Good to know
- • Your assessed value usually isn't your market value — ask for the equalization rate.
- • Register for STAR; new applicants generally receive a credit instead of an automatic exemption on the bill.
- • Outside the cities, check the well, the septic, and the FEMA flood map before you buy.
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Tax rates: NYS Dept of Taxation & Finance (ORPTS), Real Property Tax Rates and Levy Data by Municipality, data.ny.gov dataset iq85-sdzs. (FY2025). Population: U.S. Census 2020. Reviewed June 2026. Source data ->
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