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42.86° N · 73.93° W · GEOID 3622084

East Glenville

Schenectady County, New York · part of the Albany, NY metro

New YorkEast Glenville, NYEast GlenvilleEast Glenville

The short answer

East Glenville is home to 11,914 people. Median household income is $96,588 a year and median rent is $1,470 a month, 18.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $296,200, about 3.1x annual median household income.

East Glenville's housing market sets it apart. Homeowners pay a median of about 2.1% of home value a year in property tax, more than in 91% of places its size. Also notable: OpenStreetMap shows 5 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, more than in 89% of places its size.

75OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Strong

East Glenville scores better than 75% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 71st of 340 in New York.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%70
Economy 20%52
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%55
Education 10%73
Commute 10%48
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,470
8% above the median place
Median household income
$96,588
20% above the median place
Median home value
$296,200
7% below the median place
Unemployment
5.5%
12% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

01

Moving to East Glenville

Schenectady County gains about 0.8 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in7,028
Moved out6,926
Net+102

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Albany County, NY1,8451,591+254
Saratoga County, NY8251,037−212
Queens County, NY559121+438
Kings County, NY20677+129
Schoharie County, NY122111+11

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New YorkOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$61K
Leavers$67K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Schenectady County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Schenectady County report $60,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $66,900, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$58,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,470 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,065 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $296,200.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 10.3% work from home; 2.9% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Wakefield-Peace Dale, RI matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
1.0%
48% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
6.6%
16% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$60,543
14% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureEast GlenvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year16.6%16% above
Moved from another state11.0%48% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure0.8above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$60,54314% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$66,8575% below
02

What it costs to live here

38% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 86% of the 2,222 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

East Glenville18.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$58,800
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.3%
10% below the median place
Home price to income
3.1x
19% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$80,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in East Glenville, $1,470 a month, and local prices for everything else (99.0 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like East Glenville, but easier on the budget

Places that match East Glenville on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Wakefield-Peace Dale, RI9314.2% vs 18.3%$10,500Compare
Lander, WY9314.4% vs 18.3%n/aCompare
Hamburg, NY9311.7% vs 18.3%$20,500Compare
Fort Atkinson, WI9214.5% vs 18.3%n/aCompare

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Property tax rate1
2.1%
131% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
38.3%
24% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$6,207
90% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureEast GlenvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,4708% above
Rent to income118.3%10% below
Property tax rate12.1%131% above
Home price to income13.1x19% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure99.61% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,7116% above
HUD area median income4County figure$123,10015% above
Property tax paid (median)1$6,20790% above
Median home value1$296,2007% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure4.2%30% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure57.3%11% above
Homeownership166.5%0% above
Renters paying 30%+138.3%24% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,06510% above
Vacant homes1County figure6.1%14% below
Median year built119671% below
03

Work and pay

OpenStreetMap shows 0 bus and rail stops per square mile, fewer than in 78% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 340 New York places we track.

Poverty rate1
4.9%
54% below the median place
Income per person1
$51,169
28% above the median place
Median household income1
$96,588
20% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Unemployment5.5% +12%
Works from home10.3% −17%
Mean commute25 min +2%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureEast GlenvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$96,58820% above
Income per person1$51,16928% above
Unemployment15.5%12% above
Average annual pay6County figure$75,69415% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.6%30% below
Jobs6County figure60,18360% below
Poverty rate14.9%54% below
Mean commute125 min2% above
Works from home110.3%17% below
Commutes by transit1County figure2.9%240% above
04

Who lives here

3% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 89% of the 2,199 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Born abroad1
2.8%
68% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
86.4%
6% below the median place
Median age1
43.4
11% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher95.9% +4%
Household size2.3 −9%
Bachelor's or higher44.9% +40%
All 8 people measures
MeasureEast GlenvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population111,9143611th largest
Median age143.411% above
Bachelor's or higher144.9%40% above
High school or higher195.9%4% above
Household size12.39% below
Born abroad12.8%68% below
No health insurance1County figure3.1%52% below
Homes with broadband186.4%6% below
05

Life in East Glenville

About 9 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, more than in 81% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

87 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents6.7 −34%
Playgrounds per 10k6.7 −29%
Grocery stores per 10k5.0 2.4×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k18.5 +66%
Libraries per 10k0.8 −3%
Named paths and bike trails9 km 4.3×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Saratoga National Historical Park 17 miles
  • Martin Van Buren National Historic Site 36 miles
  • Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site 74 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.7 −0%
Shops26.9 −11%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.6 −12%
Doctors' offices and clinics12.0 −41%
Child care centers3.1 +35%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
17.3
44% below the median place
Students per teacher12
11.4
26% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
12.0
41% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureEast GlenvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure40344% above
Public school students12County figure21,555340% above
Students per teacher12County figure11.426% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.70% below
Shops per 10k8County figure26.911% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.612% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure12.041% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure3.135% above
Parks per 10k96.734% below
Playgrounds per 10k96.729% below
Grocery stores per 10k95.0138% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k918.566% above
Libraries per 10k90.83% below
Named paths and bike trails98.7335% above
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1017.344% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1020% above
National Register listings11County figure87above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 13°F, 47% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached East Glenville. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low13
13°F
47% below the median place
Wildfire risk14
21.5
65% below the median place
Average temperature13
47°F
14% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureEast GlenvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure82°F6% below
January average low13County figure13°F47% below
Average temperature13County figure47°F14% below
Annual precipitation13County figure41.2 in6% below
Natural hazard risk14County figure71.323% below
Hurricane risk14County figure75.77% above
Tornado risk14County figure70.713% below
Wildfire risk14County figure21.565% below
Heat wave risk14County figure57.137% below
Median air quality index15Metro figure415% below
Good air days15Metro figure67.7%1% below
08

East Glenville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 18% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, East Glenville does better than 71% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 24%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,470/mo (2024)$1,870/mo$1,530 to $2,280/mo+4.1%
Median household income$96,588 (2024)$122,000$103,000 to $144,500+4.0%
Median home value$296,200 (2024)$417,000$303,000 to $575,000+5.9%

The median home would be worth 3.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like East Glenville

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Twinsburg, OH$1,356$99,144Compare
Windsor Heights, IA$1,498$91,707Compare
Covedale, OH$1,430$90,694Compare
Franklin, WI$1,458$106,894Compare
Franklin, WICovedale, OHWindsor Heights, IATwinsburg, OHEast Glenville, NYEast GlenvilleTwinsburgWindsor HeightsCovedaleFranklinEast GlenvilleTwinsburgWindsor HeightsCovedaleFranklin

Places built like East Glenville

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how East Glenville performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
East Glenville, NY18.3%4.0%/yrn/a
Lititz, PA18.5%6.6%/yr3.6%Compare
Endwell, NY13.3%7.1%/yrn/aCompare
East York, PA18.5%6.8%/yrn/aCompare
Greece, NY21.3%1.4%/yrn/aCompare
Mount Joy, PA15.7%10.0%/yr0.1%Compare
Hamburg, NY11.7%7.1%/yr0.9%Compare

Common questions

Is East Glenville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 75 out of 100, better than 75% of the places we rate and 71st of 340 in New York. On cost, space and class size it scores 72 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is East Glenville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $296,200.

What salary do you need to live in East Glenville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $58,800 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to East Glenville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Twinsburg, OH, Windsor Heights, IA, Covedale, OH and Franklin, WI.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares East Glenville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for East Glenville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/east-glenville-new-york

Citytistics. “East Glenville, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/east-glenville-new-york/

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