As spring blooms in the Capital Region, new statistics show that half of its residents live within a half mile of a park, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new data from County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R), a program of the University of Wisconsin Population
Saratoga and Schenectady counties Lead state for domestic migration The Capital Region was New York’s third fastest-growing region for population in 2024, according to a Census for Economic Growth analysis of U.S. Census Bureau statistics. Region Performance Between July 1, 2023 and July 1, 2024, the eight-county Capital Region’s population
CEG has launched a new interactive database for Albany/NY’s Capital Region Sites & Buildings. The database, called ReadySites Albany/Capital Region, highlights available industrial sites and buildings throughout the Capital Region, providing a key resource for companies looking to locate or expand across the region’s eight-county footprint. The new tool, developed
The Capital Region had upstate New York’s fastest-growing per capita income in 2023, boosted by gains in Albany, Saratoga, Greene and Schenectady counties, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In 2023, the gross personal income for the
Three Capital Region counties ranked among New York’s top five fastest-growing counties for productivity growth in 2023, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In 2023, the eight-county Capital Region had a gross domestic product (GDP) of $98.8
The Capital Region ZIP codes covering Saratoga Springs and Troy saw the greatest increase in farm operations between 2017 and 2022 while those covering Greenwich and Argyle in Washington County saw the biggest declines, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new ZIP code tabulations from the
The wave of taxpayers moving from New York City’s three largest boroughs to the Capital Region subsided in 2022 but remained above pre-pandemic levels, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new IRS tax migration data. Regional Inflow Migration During the 2021-2022 tax year, 3,522 individuals covered
Saratoga County has the state’s second highest adoption rate for wired Internet access services, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) analysis of new U.S. Census Bureau experimental data. In 2022, 83.9 percent of households in Saratoga County had subscriptions to Internet access technology, such as cable or fiber
The Albany-Schenectady-Troy metropolitan statistical area’s 2023 annual population gain – the largest in the state – was partly driven by its ability to attract or retain black and African American, Asian, multi-racial residents as well as 30-somethings, according to a Center for Economic Growth (CEG) of new U.S. Census Bureau
The Capital Region had New York’s third largest annual gain in housing units in 2023, according to a Center for Economic Growth analysis of U.S. Census Bureau estimates. Between July 1, 2022 and July 1, 2023, the Capital Region saw its estimated number of housing units increase by 2,788 (0.5
