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Glens Falls is a big small town of 14,609 people in Warren County, New York. It's part of the Glens Falls, NY area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,609people
$212kTypical home
$1,077/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
64"Snow
203Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,609
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,794 people per sq mi
- 117 mi to Hartford, CT
- In the Glens Falls, NY area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,338/mo)
- Median rent $1,077/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 51 of 90 winter days are gray
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (159 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (703 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 24% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to RUT airport
- 40 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 345 ft
- 127 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 286 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 65 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Warren County: R+4 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk