The Capital District (or Capital-Saratoga Area) is an unofficial term used to refer to a four-county area of eastern New York.

Its anchor cities are:

• Albany (the state capital)
• Saratoga Springs
• Schenectady
• Troy

It includes the extreme northern portion of the Hudson Valley.

Major universities in this area include:

• College of Saint Rose
• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (locally known as RPI)
• Russell Sage College (junior college in Albany, graduate school in Troy)
• Skidmore College
• Union College
• University at Albany (part of the SUNY system)

Major attractions in this area include:

• Saratoga National Cemetery
• Saratoga National Historical Park (in Stillwater)
• Saratoga Performing Arts Center
• Saratoga Race Course (in Saratoga Springs)

Communities with at least 10,000 inhabitants

• Albany
• Cohoes
• East Greenbush
• Saratoga Springs
• Schenectady
• Troy
• Watervliet

Communities with less than 10,000 inhabitants

• Ballston Spa
• Colonie
• Corinth
• Galway
• Mechanicville
• Ravena
• Rensselaer
• Schuylerville
• South Glens Falls
• Stillwater