Clifton Park
Clifton Park is what happens when Saratoga County's growth spills south down the Northway and lands in a township that never quite decided whether it wanted to be a suburb or an exit. The result is Exit 9: a retail spine of chain restaurants, the Clifton Park Center, and cul-de-sacs that fill with GE engineers, GlobalFoundries commuters, and families priced out of Saratoga Springs proper. Schools are the draw, Shenendehowa is the brand, and the dating pool skews married-with-minivan. Singles exist, mostly in their twenties at Druthers or thirties at the wine bar, but the gravitational pull is family formation.
Clifton Park by the numbers
Clifton Park is roughly balanced, about 49% men to 51% women.
Median individual income in Clifton Park is about $59,600.
New York registers voters by party, and Albany County is about 48% Democratic to 18% Republican, with a 29% “Blank” no-party bloc that outnumbers Republicans.
The median renter in Clifton Park pays about $1,500 a month.
About 7,200 Clifton Park residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Rusty Nail Grill and Tavern
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Delmonico's Italian Steakhouse
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Peddlers Bar and Bistro
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Trick Shot Billiard Hall & Wicked Eatery , Pub & Entertainment
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Uncommon Grounds Coffee & Bagels
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Power's Inn & Pub
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The Flats Restaurant & Tavern
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Sofia's of Clifton Park
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MochaLisa's Caffè & Books (Clifton Park)
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Emma Jayne’s Restaurant
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Pita and Olive
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Druthers Brewing Company