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43.33° N · 73.68° W · GEOID 3629338

Glens Falls North

Warren County, New York · part of the Glens Falls, NY metro

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The short answer

Glens Falls North is home to 9,154 people. Median household income is $77,881 a year and median rent is $1,235 a month, 19.0% 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 $308,100, about 4.0x annual median household income.

The story in Glens Falls North is how fast things are changing. Housing became less affordable between 2019 and 2024: rent went from 15.9% to 19% of income. Also notable: About 26 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, more than in 98% of places its size.

68OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

Glens Falls North scores better than 68% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 104th of 340 in New York.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%54
Economy 20%33
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%58
Education 10%75
Commute 10%90
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
$1,235
10% below the median place
Median household income
$77,881
3% below the median place
Median home value
$308,100
4% below the median place
Unemployment
7.1%
44% 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 Glens Falls North

Warren County gains about 4.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,173
Moved out2,937
Net+236

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New YorkOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$69K
Leavers$66K

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

Who moves here
5.2% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.2% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Warren County report $69,200 a year in income on average; those leaving, $66,100.
Income you would need
$49,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,235 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,834 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $308,100.
Getting to work
18 minutes each way on average; 11.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Hermitage, PA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
1.2%
41% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
4.4
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
5.2%
10% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureGlens Falls NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.2%10% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.2%41% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure4.4above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$69,1842% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$66,0686% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home values are about 24% higher than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in New York. The premium usually reflects location, amenities or schools that these figures do not capture.

Glens Falls North19.0%
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
$49,400
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
19.0%
7% below the median place
Home price to income
4.0x
4% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
19%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$64,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Glens Falls North, $1,235 a month, and local prices for everything else (98.7 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Glens Falls North, but easier on the budget

Places that match Glens Falls North 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
Hermitage, PA9115.3% vs 19.0%n/aCompare
Westerly, RI9115.9% vs 19.0%$15,100Compare
Frankenmuth, MI8712.0% vs 19.0%$14,100Compare
Columbiana, OH8715.4% vs 19.0%n/aCompare

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Renters paying 30%+1
43.9%
13% below the median place
Property tax rate1
1.4%
56% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$4,387
34% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureGlens Falls NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,23510% below
Rent to income119.0%7% below
Property tax rate11.4%56% above
Home price to income14.0x4% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure94.96% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,34717% below
HUD area median income4County figure$94,10012% below
Property tax paid (median)1$4,38734% above
Median home value1$308,1004% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure10.5%228% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure52.8%2% above
Homeownership164.6%3% below
Renters paying 30%+143.9%13% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8342% below
Vacant homes1County figure25.3%258% above
Median year built119800% above
03

Work and pay

Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 120 hours a year commuting, less than in 87% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track.

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
18 min
29% below the median place
Income per person1
$62,011
55% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Unemployment7.1% +44%
Poverty rate12.8% +18%
Works from home11.8% −5%
Median household income$77,881 −3%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureGlens Falls NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$77,8813% below
Income per person1$62,01155% above
Unemployment17.1%44% above
Average annual pay6County figure$61,7826% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.7%0% above
Jobs6County figure36,91575% below
Poverty rate112.8%18% above
Mean commute118 min29% below
Works from home111.8%5% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 51.7, 33% above the median place.

Median age1
51.7
33% above the median place
Household size1
2.0
18% below the median place
Born abroad1
2.1%
77% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband97.0% +5%
Bachelor's or higher46.5% +45%
High school or higher94.3% +2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureGlens Falls NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population19,1544427th largest
Median age151.733% above
Bachelor's or higher146.5%45% above
High school or higher194.3%2% above
Household size12.018% below
Born abroad12.1%77% below
No health insurance1County figure3.7%42% below
Homes with broadband197.0%5% above
05

Life in Glens Falls North

OpenStreetMap shows 7.7 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, more than in 92% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

80 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents2.2 −79%
Playgrounds per 10k15.3 +62%
Grocery stores per 10k7.7 3.6×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k41.5 3.7×
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails26 km 13.1×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.1 −43%

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 23 miles
  • Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park 61 miles
  • Martin Van Buren National Historic Site 67 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars38.6 +86%
Shops57.7 +90%
Arts, recreation and fitness14.2 3.5×
Doctors' offices and clinics23.8 +18%
Child care centers2.9 +26%

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

Nearest National Park Service site10
23.3
24% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
38.6
86% above the median place
Shops per 10k8
57.7
90% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureGlens Falls NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure19111% above
Public school students12County figure7,82560% above
Students per teacher12County figure10.532% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure38.686% above
Shops per 10k8County figure57.790% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure14.2246% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure23.818% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.926% above
Parks per 10k92.279% below
Playgrounds per 10k915.362% above
Grocery stores per 10k97.7261% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k941.5272% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails926.2above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.143% below
Nearest National Park Service site1023.324% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County figure80above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Average temperature is 44°F, 20% 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 Glens Falls North. Larger places are fetched first.

Average temperature13
44°F
20% below the median place
January average low13
9°F
65% below the median place
July average high13
79°F
9% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureGlens Falls NorthAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure79°F9% below
January average low13County figure9°F65% below
Average temperature13County figure44°F20% below
Annual precipitation13County figure45.5 in4% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure62.333% below
Hurricane risk14County figure67.25% below
Tornado risk14County figure39.052% below
Wildfire risk14County figure24.959% below
Heat wave risk14County figure35.561% below
08

Glens Falls North in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 20% of the median income in 2030, up from 19% 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, Glens Falls North does better than 52% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 24%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,235/mo (2024)$1,590/mo$1,300 to $1,940/mo+4.3%
Median household income$77,881 (2024)$97,500$82,000 to $115,000+3.8%
Median home value$308,100 (2024)$434,000$315,000 to $598,000+5.9%

The median home would be worth 4.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.0 now.

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

09

Places like Glens Falls North

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

PlaceRentIncome
Cold Spring, KY$1,191$75,000Compare
Rockport, TX$1,212$72,174Compare
Harahan, LA$1,082$79,516Compare
Bella Vista, AR$1,395$88,055Compare
Bella Vista, ARHarahan, LARockport, TXCold Spring, KYGlens Falls North, NYGlens Falls NorthCold SpringRockportHarahanBella VistaGlens Falls NorthCold SpringRockportHarahanBella Vista

Places built like Glens Falls North

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 Glens Falls North performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Glens Falls North, NY19.0%2.2%/yrn/a
Warwick, NY17.4%3.8%/yr-2.1%Compare
Hermitage, PA15.3%4.6%/yr-3.0%Compare
Wyomissing, PA22.9%2.8%/yr1.5%Compare
Harleysville, PA19.9%4.1%/yrn/aCompare
Baldwinsville, NY18.7%3.6%/yr-3.1%Compare
Fredericksburg, TX25.8%5.0%/yr8.0%Compare

Common questions

Is Glens Falls North a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 68 out of 100, better than 68% of the places we rate and 104th of 340 in New York. On cost, space and class size it scores 29 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Glens Falls North expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.0% 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 $308,100.

What salary do you need to live in Glens Falls North?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $49,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Glens Falls North?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Cold Spring, KY, Rockport, TX, Harahan, LA and Bella Vista, AR.

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

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 Glens Falls North with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Glens Falls North itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/glens-falls-north-new-york

Citytistics. “Glens Falls North, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/glens-falls-north-new-york/

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