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2026 Rankings

Albany County, New York Home Safety Rankings - 94 ZIPs

Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.

Albany County, New York (New York) includes 94 tracked ZIP codes and 34 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.

Average Home Safety Grade: C (65/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	1	4%
B	0	0%
C	21	91%
D	0	0%
F	1	4%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	10523	Elmsford	99	A
2	12110	Latham	67	C
3	12143	Ravena	67	C
4	12148	Rexford	67	C
5	12202	Albany	66	C
6	12206	Albany	66	C
7	12207	Albany	66	C
8	12208	Albany	66	C
9	12209	Albany	66	C
10	12210	Albany	66	C

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	12186	Voorheesville	33	F	99 violations
2	12189	Watervliet	62	C	6 violations
3	12590	Wappingers Falls	63	C	9 violations
4	12203	Albany	63	C	6 violations
5	12159	Slingerlands	63	C	6 violations
6	12303	Schenectady	65	C	3 violation(s)
7	12204	Albany	65	C	3 violation(s)
8	12084	Guilderland	65	C	3 violation(s)
9	12077	Glenmont	65	C	2 violation(s)
10	12054	Delmar	65	C	2 violation(s)

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	40	20
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)	16	12
Stage 2 DBP Rule	15	14
Lead and Copper Rule	14	14
Consumer Confidence Report Rule	11	4
Stage 1 DBP Rule	8	4
Endrin	6	2
BHC-GAMMA	6	2

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0065 mg/L (below EPA action level)
0 of 38 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
35% of housing built before 1950
60% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Albany, NY — 50 ZIP codes
Schenectady, NY — 11 ZIP codes
Elmsford, NY — 1 ZIP code
Alcove, NY — 1 ZIP code
Alplaus, NY — 1 ZIP code
Altamont, NY — 1 ZIP code
Berne, NY — 1 ZIP code
Clarksville, NY — 1 ZIP code
Coeymans, NY — 1 ZIP code
Coeymans Hollow, NY — 1 ZIP code
Cohoes, NY — 1 ZIP code
Delmar, NY — 1 ZIP code
Dormansville, NY — 1 ZIP code
East Berne, NY — 1 ZIP code
Glenmont, NY — 1 ZIP code
Greenville, NY — 1 ZIP code
Guilderland, NY — 1 ZIP code
Guilderland Center, NY — 1 ZIP code
Knox, NY — 1 ZIP code
Latham, NY — 1 ZIP code
Medusa, NY — 1 ZIP code
Newtonville, NY — 1 ZIP code
Pattersonville, NY — 1 ZIP code
Ravena, NY — 1 ZIP code
Rensselaerville, NY — 1 ZIP code
Rexford, NY — 1 ZIP code
Rotterdam Junction, NY — 1 ZIP code
Schodack Landing, NY — 1 ZIP code
Slingerlands, NY — 1 ZIP code
Surprise, NY — 1 ZIP code

...and 5 more cities

All 94 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	10523	Elmsford	99	A	2
2	12110	Latham	67	C	0
3	12143	Ravena	67	C	0
4	12148	Rexford	67	C	102
5	12202	Albany	66	C	1
6	12206	Albany	66	C	1
7	12207	Albany	66	C	1
8	12208	Albany	66	C	1
9	12209	Albany	66	C	1
10	12210	Albany	66	C	1
11	12211	Albany	66	C	1
12	12047	Cohoes	65	C	4
13	12054	Delmar	65	C	2
14	12077	Glenmont	65	C	2
15	12084	Guilderland	65	C	3
16	12204	Albany	65	C	3
17	12303	Schenectady	65	C	3
18	12159	Slingerlands	63	C	6
19	12203	Albany	63	C	6
20	12590	Wappingers Falls	63	C	9
21	12189	Watervliet	62	C	6
22	12186	Voorheesville	33	F	99
23	12007	Alcove	—	—	—
24	12008	Alplaus	—	—	0
25	12009	Altamont	—	—	3
26	12023	Berne	—	—	0
27	12041	Clarksville	—	—	—
28	12045	Coeymans	—	—	—
29	12046	Coeymans Hollow	—	—	0
30	12059	East Berne	—	—	—
31	12083	Greenville	—	—	—
32	12085	Guilderland Center	—	—	—
33	12120	Medusa	—	—	—
34	12137	Pattersonville	—	—	—
35	12147	Rensselaerville	—	—	—
36	12150	Rotterdam Junction	—	—	2
37	12156	Schodack Landing	—	—	0
38	12176	Surprise	—	—	—
39	12193	Westerlo	—	—	—
40	12205	Albany	—	—	7
41	12222	Albany	—	—	4
42	12302	Schenectady	—	—	7
43	12304	Schenectady	—	—	5
44	12305	Schenectady	—	—	0
45	12306	Schenectady	—	—	5
46	12307	Schenectady	—	—	0
47	12308	Schenectady	—	—	5
48	12309	Schenectady	—	—	5

Data Sources

Water quality: EPA SDWIS
Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Flood: FEMA NFIP
Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.

Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.

Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →

Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.

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ZipCheckup. (2026). Albany County, New York Home Safety Rankings - 94 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/albany-new-york/

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  title  = {{Albany County, New York Home Safety Rankings - 94 ZIPs}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/albany-new-york/}
}

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