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Gloversville is a big small town of 14,962 people in Fulton County, New York. It's about 38 miles from Albany, NY and 123 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $903 a month.
14,962people
$106kTypical home
$903/moRent
79° / 27°Summer / winter
59"Snow
186Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,962
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,965 people per sq mi
- 123 mi to Hartford, CT
- 38 mi to Albany, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$671/mo)
- Median rent $903/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 186 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 179 cloudy days a year
- 57 of 90 winter days are gray
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (258 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,169 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 26% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to ALB airport
- 35 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 814 ft
- 122 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 150 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fulton County: R+36 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