Zip lookup · NY

12118
Mechanicville, New York.

Mechanicville, Saratoga County, NY · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro · population 17,069

What it costs per month · 12118 $2,488/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$1,364 (+121%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $20,341 +4%
$453,750$474,091 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $111,963 +31%
$362,128$474,091 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 12118 $2,488 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 12118$2,488
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 13 years.

Typical home values in zip 12118 rose 4.5% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Saratoga County, NY 97% · Rensselaer County, NY 3%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Mechanicville, NY — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Asking rent $1,563 as of Aug 2026
Typical home value $474,091 as of Sep 2026
+4.5%year on year

Asking rent — 12118

Against the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro and the national benchmark.

$1,500 $1,600 $1,700 $1,800 $1,900 2026 12118 $1,563 Albany $1,696 United States $1,930
$1,500 $1,600 $1,700 $1,800 $1,900 2026
  • 12118$1,563
  • Albany$1,696
  • United States$1,930

Typical home value — 12118

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$250,000 $300,000 $350,000 $400,000 $450,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 12118 $474,091 Albany $373,057 United States $366,157
$250,000 $300,000 $350,000 $400,000 $450,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 12118$474,091
  • Albany$373,057
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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3.5 12151 Round Lake 967 — $433,670
5.7 12065 Clifton Park 45,116 $1,684 $489,830
6.1 12154 Schaghticoke 2,777 — $361,584
6.2 12170 Stillwater 5,351 — $409,381
7.1 12188 Waterford 10,988 $1,575 $387,367
8.0 12121 Melrose 2,280 — $349,051
8.2 12019 Ballston Lake 15,555 $1,919 $502,585
8.8 12148 Rexford 4,023 — $563,861
9.4 12182 Troy 14,867 $1,390 $267,193
9.5 12047 Cohoes 23,532 $1,865 $339,366
9.5 12185 Valley Falls 1,709 — $323,982
9.5 12027 Burnt Hills 4,693 — $437,553
9.6 12020 Ballston Spa 34,937 $2,029 $434,517
10.5 12008 Alplaus 422 — $360,022
10.7 12866 Saratoga Springs 40,057 $2,191 $658,017
11.4 12309 Schenectady 33,246 $1,494 $416,191
11.9 12110 Latham 20,081 $2,458 $410,158
12.0 12094 Johnsonville 2,656 — $333,350
12.1 12183 Troy 2,970 — $245,066
12.2 12308 Schenectady 15,511 $1,569 $267,347
12.8 12189 Watervliet 18,656 $1,519 $315,131
13.1 12871 Schuylerville 3,813 — $325,212
13.2 12180 Troy 53,479 $1,481 $311,020
13.3 12884 Victory Mills 538 — $217,972
13.4 12307 Schenectady 7,050 — $185,471
13.6 12304 Schenectady 22,403 $2,075 $262,047
13.6 12302 Schenectady 28,031 $1,690 $334,325
13.9 12305 Schenectady 7,356 $1,403 $287,715
14.2 12028 Buskirk 1,557 — $296,425
14.4 12863 Rock City Falls 910 — $485,267

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.