Personal loans in Ballston Spa, NY
A personal loan in Ballston Spa is priced from your credit file and income, not from the fact that the city holds 4,933 people. At about 4,933 residents, Ballston Spa is larger than roughly 71% of the places in New York.
The nearest larger city is Saratoga Springs, NY about 6 miles away. From the 2020 Census base to the 2023 estimate, the population declined by about 3.8%. A single loan can carry different costs on either side of a state line, and Ballston Spa sits on the New York side of that line. Judge Ballston Spa offers on total cost, not on how quickly the money arrives.
Borrowing in Ballston Spa: the local picture
Read the local figures below as context; read the sourced New York table as the rulebook a lender here must follow.
- Population: about 4,933, ranked 170th of 595 places in New York (Census Vintage 2023 subcounty estimate).
- Population trend: The 2020-to-2023 change is negative, near 3.8%.
- People gained or lost: about 195 fewer since the 2020 base.
- Size percentile: about 71% of New York's Census places are smaller than Ballston Spa.
- Density: the Census land area of 1.6 sq mi holds about 3,081 people per square mile.
- By land area: Ballston Spa ranks 261st among New York's 595 places, at 1.6 sq mi.
- State share: roughly 0.0% of New York's residents live in Ballston Spa (4,933 people).
- National rank: Ballston Spa is the 4,870th most populous of the 19,457 Census places covered here.
- Growth rank: Ballston Spa's 2020-to-2023 change ranks 578th of 595 places in New York.
- Against the state trend: Ballston Spa's 3.8% change compares with a New York average of -1.1% across its 595 places.
- Density rank: Ballston Spa places 136th among New York's places by people per square mile.
- Against the state median: Ballston Spa runs about 3,081 residents per square mile, where the New York median is 1,515.
- Location: 43.0056 / -73.8545, per the US Census Bureau Gazetteer.
- Nearest larger cities: Saratoga Springs (6 mi); Mechanicville (11 mi); Scotia (13 mi); Schenectady (15 mi); Amsterdam (18 mi). Living near a larger metro rarely changes what is available in Ballston Spa.
- Nearest smaller towns: Round Lake (6 mi); Galway (9 mi); Stillwater (12 mi) — useful context for the surrounding area.
- Within a 50-mile radius: 58 smaller Census places.
- At 100 miles: 46 larger Census places fall inside that radius.
How a Ballston Spa personal loan is priced
Ballston Spa is a small community of about 4,933 people, and the personal loans written here are mostly unsecured — no collateral, so the lender leans on your credit file. Two numbers drive a Ballston Spa loan: the APR, which includes fees, and the term, which decides how long you keep paying. Shortening the term on a Ballston Spa loan raises the monthly payment but cuts the interest; lengthening it does the reverse.
The New York lending rules that reach Ballston Spa
These are New York's sourced lending facts as they reach Ballston Spa's 4,933 residents; the state has no city-level rate rule.
| Rule | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| State lending regulator | New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Source says: "Notify the Department of Financial Services at (800) 342-3736 if you believe payday loans are being made in New York" | New York State Department of Financial Services as of 2026-09-16 |
| Maximum legal interest rate (usury cap) | 16% per annum maximum civil rate (Banking Law 14-a; General Obligations Law 5-501) Source says: "The maximum rate of interest provided for in section 5-501 of the general obligations law shall be sixteen per centum per annum." | New York State Senate (Open Legislation) as of 2026-09-16 |
| Payday lending status | Illegal in New York State, in person, by telephone, or over the Internet Source says: "Payday loans are illegal in New York State." | New York State Department of Financial Services as of 2026-09-16 |
Ballston Spa's place among New York's 595 places
Among New York's 595 places, Ballston Spa sits at 170th for population, a share of roughly 0.0% of the state. For population change between 2020 and 2023, Ballston Spa ranks 578th of 595 in New York (about the 3th percentile). By density, at about 3,081 people per square mile, it ranks 136th in New York. Within 50 miles sit 58 smaller Census places, alongside the 17 that are larger.
What is available to Ballston Spa borrowers
Ballston Spa is a fairly dense community of about 4,933 people, with 17 larger places inside a 50-mile radius. Distance to a branch rarely matters for Ballston Spa's 4,933 residents: the application is online and the price follows your credit file. The nearest larger city, Saratoga Springs, NY about 6 miles away.
Ballston Spa: area, density and distance
Ballston Spa's land area is roughly 1.6 square miles, and the Gazetteer records no significant water area within it. Spread across it are roughly 3,081 residents per square mile. New York, the largest place in New York, is about 162 miles from Ballston Spa. Counting outward 50 miles, 17 larger communities surround Ballston Spa. The 100-mile radius contains 46 larger places.
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Nearby places
- Round Lake, NY — population 854
- Saratoga Springs, NY — population 28,544
- Galway, NY — population 159
- Mechanicville, NY — population 5,089
- Scotia, NY — population 7,221
- Schenectady, NY — population 68,544
- Stillwater, NY — population 1,748
- Corinth, NY — population 2,644