Living in East Glenville, NY
East Glenville is a big small town of 11,914 people in Schenectady County, New York. It's about 15 miles from Albany, NY and 99 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $296k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,914people
$296kTypical home
$1,470/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
60"Snow
208Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,914
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,184 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Hartford, CT
- 15 mi to Albany, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $296k (≈$1,868/mo)
- Median rent $1,470/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 208 sunny days a year (54 totally clear)
- 157 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (345 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,925 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to ALB airport
- 10 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 371 ft
- 107 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 49 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 753 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 94 bars within 25 mi
- 237 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 37 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Schenectady County: D+11 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk