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West Glens Falls is a big small town of 10,050 people in Warren County, New York. It's about 3 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 118 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $256k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,050people
$256kTypical home
$1,343/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
63"Snow
203Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,050
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,512 people per sq mi
- 118 mi to Hartford, CT
- 3 mi to Glens Falls, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $256k (≈$1,613/mo)
- Median rent $1,343/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (908 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 38% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to ALB airport
- 39 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 404 ft
- 127 mi to the ocean
- 35 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 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
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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