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2026 Rankings

Rensselaer County, New York Home Safety Rankings - 38 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.

Rensselaer County, New York (New York) includes 38 tracked ZIP codes and 14 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: B (83/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	0	0%
B	9	100%
C	0	0%
D	0	0%
F	0	0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	11720	Centereach	83	B
2	11733	East Setauket	83	B
3	11764	Miller Place	83	B
4	11766	Mount Sinai	83	B
5	11776	Port Jefferson Station	83	B
6	11777	Port Jefferson	83	B
7	11790	Stony Brook	83	B
8	13413	New Hartford	83	B
9	13417	New York Mills	83	B

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	13417	New York Mills	83	B	—
2	13413	New Hartford	83	B	—
3	11790	Stony Brook	83	B	—
4	11777	Port Jefferson	83	B	—
5	11776	Port Jefferson Station	83	B	—
6	11766	Mount Sinai	83	B	—
7	11764	Miller Place	83	B	—
8	11733	East Setauket	83	B	—
9	11720	Centereach	83	B	—

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Stage 1 DBP Rule	13	3
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	7	4
Consumer Confidence Report Rule	7	5
Surface Water Treatment Rule	6	3
Stage 2 DBP Rule	3	3
Lead	2	2
Endrin	2	2
BHC-GAMMA	2	2

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0038 mg/L (below EPA action level)
0 of 21 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
30% of housing built before 1950
56% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Troy, NY — 4 ZIP codes
Stony Brook, NY — 2 ZIP codes
Stephentown, NY — 2 ZIP codes
Centereach, NY — 1 ZIP code
East Setauket, NY — 1 ZIP code
Miller Place, NY — 1 ZIP code
Mount Sinai, NY — 1 ZIP code
Port Jefferson Station, NY — 1 ZIP code
Port Jefferson, NY — 1 ZIP code
Sound Beach, NY — 1 ZIP code
Averill Park, NY — 1 ZIP code
Berlin, NY — 1 ZIP code
Buskirk, NY — 1 ZIP code
Cherry Plain, NY — 1 ZIP code
Cropseyville, NY — 1 ZIP code
East Greenbush, NY — 1 ZIP code
Grafton, NY — 1 ZIP code
Hoosick, NY — 1 ZIP code
Hoosick Falls, NY — 1 ZIP code
Johnsonville, NY — 1 ZIP code
Melrose, NY — 1 ZIP code
North Hoosick, NY — 1 ZIP code
Petersburg, NY — 1 ZIP code
Poestenkill, NY — 1 ZIP code
Sand Lake, NY — 1 ZIP code
Schaghticoke, NY — 1 ZIP code
Valley Falls, NY — 1 ZIP code
West Sand Lake, NY — 1 ZIP code
Wynantskill, NY — 1 ZIP code
Glens Falls, NY — 1 ZIP code

...and 3 more cities

All 38 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	11720	Centereach	83	B	0
2	11733	East Setauket	83	B	0
3	11764	Miller Place	83	B	0
4	11766	Mount Sinai	83	B	0
5	11776	Port Jefferson Station	83	B	0
6	11777	Port Jefferson	83	B	0
7	11790	Stony Brook	83	B	0
8	13413	New Hartford	83	B	0
9	13417	New York Mills	83	B	0
10	11789	Sound Beach	—	—	0
11	11794	Stony Brook	—	—	0
12	12018	Averill Park	—	—	1
13	12022	Berlin	—	—	—
14	12028	Buskirk	—	—	—
15	12052	Cropseyville	—	—	—
16	12061	East Greenbush	—	—	2
17	12090	Hoosick Falls	—	—	0
18	12094	Johnsonville	—	—	—
19	12121	Melrose	—	—	—
20	12138	Petersburg	—	—	—
21	12140	Poestenkill	—	—	—
22	12153	Sand Lake	—	—	1
23	12154	Schaghticoke	—	—	—
24	12168	Stephentown	—	—	—
25	12169	Stephentown	—	—	—
26	12180	Troy	—	—	40
27	12182	Troy	—	—	36
28	12183	Troy	—	—	3
29	12185	Valley Falls	—	—	—
30	12196	West Sand Lake	—	—	1
31	12198	Wynantskill	—	—	12
32	12801	Glens Falls	—	—	0

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). Rensselaer County, New York Home Safety Rankings - 38 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/rensselaer-new-york/

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