Moving to Saranac, New York

Population: 4,165. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,291 (+3.0% change)
Males: 2,048 (49.2%), Females: 2,117 (50.8%)

Clinton County

Zip code: 12981

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $45,761
Median house value: $76,600

Population by Race

Races in Saranac:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: French (25.3%), Irish (16.7%), French Canadian (14.9%), United States (10.6%), English (8.5%), German (6.9%).

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Saranac

  • High school or higher: 86.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Saranac town

  • Never married: 21.4%
  • Now married: 62.0%
  • Separated: 4.1%
  • Widowed: 4.4%
  • Divorced: 8.1%

1.5% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Saranac:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Saranac:

  • CLINTON CO (about 16 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Abbreviation: PLB)
  • BURLINGTON INTL (about 43 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; Abbreviation: BTV)
  • MASSENA INTL-RICHARDS FIELD (about 78 miles; MASSENA, NY; Abbreviation: MSS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Saranac:

  • PLATTSBURGH INTL (about 20 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Abbreviation: PBG)
  • MARCY FIELD (about 30 miles; KEENE, NY; Abbreviation: 1I1)
  • LAKE PLACID (about 32 miles; LAKE PLACID, NY; Abbreviation: LKP)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Saranac:

  • SUNY COLLEGE AT PLATTSBURGH (about 20 miles; PLATTSBURGH, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,601)
  • SAINT MICHAELS COLLEGE (about 42 miles; COLCHESTER, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,272)
  • UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLL (about 48 miles; BURLINGTON, VT; Full-time enrollment: 8,852)
  • MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,265)
  • NORWICH UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; NORTHFIELD, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,585)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT POTSDAM (about 84 miles; POTSDAM, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,885)
  • ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 91 miles; QUEENSBURY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,182)

Schools

Public high school in Saranac:

  • SARANAC HS (Students: 609; Location: 60 PICKETTS CRNRS RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Saranac:

  • SARANAC JHS (Students: 356; Location: 70 PICKETTS CRNRS RD; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • SARANAC ES (Students: 325; Location: 18 PICKETTS CRNRS RD; Grades: KG – 06)