READER’S VIEW: Spa City’s future success hinges on access to affordable & workforce housing

READER’S VIEW: Spa City’s future success hinges on access to affordable & workforce housing

Saratoga Springs, like so many other New York communities, is experiencing an affordability crisis, with the median local home price steadily rising and rents running as much as 17 percent above the national average. There seems to be no end in sight for housing demand in the state’s second-fastest growing municipality, which has experienced a 7 percent population increase over the past decade – far more than any other Capital Region city. Growt…