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Glens Falls North, NY vs St. Augustine South, FL

Glens Falls North

New York

vs

St. Augustine South

Florida

Across 32 directional measures we can compare, Glens Falls North leads on 23 and St. Augustine South on 9. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 17% higher in St. Augustine South, while median household income is higher in Glens Falls North.

Median gross rent
$1,235$1,448
Glens Falls North is 15% lower
Median household income
$77,881$75,996
Glens Falls North is 2% higher
Median home value
$308,100$347,400
Glens Falls North is 11% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $63,900 a year left in Glens Falls North and $60,200 in St. Augustine South. Money goes further in Glens Falls North, by about $3,700 a year.
  • A household earning Glens Falls North's median of $77,881 would need about $79,500 in St. Augustine South to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 3.8 points a year in Glens Falls North, and pay outran rent by 0.6 points a year in St. Augustine South.

How these are calculated

FloridaNew YorkSt. Augustine South, FLGlens Falls North, NYGlens Falls NorthSt. Augustine SouthGlens Falls NorthSt. Augustine South

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#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Glens Falls North, NYComposite 56.5 / 100
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543375n/a9058n/a

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Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureGlens Falls NorthSt. Augustine SouthAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,235$1,448
Rent to income119.0%22.9%
Property tax rate11.4%0.6%
Home price to income14.0x4.6x
Prices vs US average294.999.5
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,347$1,694
HUD area median income4$94,100$108,700
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$4,387$1,957
Median home value1$308,100$347,400
Home prices, 1-year change510.5%1.8%
Home prices, 5-year change552.8%60.5%
Homeownership164.6%94.3%
Renters paying 30%+143.9%59.5%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,834$1,482
Vacant homes125.3%14.0%
Median year built119801983
Jobs and income
Median household income1$77,881$75,996
Income per person1$62,011$40,545
Unemployment17.1%3.3%
Average annual pay6$61,782$62,214
Pay growth, 1 year63.7%3.7%
Jobs636,915100,949
Poverty rate112.8%6.5%
Mean commute118 min18 min
Works from home111.8%8.9%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.0%
People
Population19,1544,714
Median age151.750.4
Bachelor's or higher146.5%43.1%
High school or higher194.3%95.3%
Household size12.02.2
Born abroad12.1%9.4%
No health insurance13.7%9.5%
Homes with broadband197.0%90.3%
Moving
Moved here in the past year15.2%9.8%
Moved from another state11.2%5.3%
Net movers per 1,000 people74.440.5
Income of households moving in7$69,184$130,600
Income of households moving out7$66,068$97,713
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k838.622.5
Shops per 10k857.731.8
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k814.26.2
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k823.824.9
Child care centers per 10k82.91.8
Parks per 10k92.212.7
Playgrounds per 10k915.30.0
Grocery stores per 10k97.70.0
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k941.517.0
Libraries per 10k90.00.0
Named paths and bike trails926.20.0
Transit stops per sq mi90.10.0
Nearest National Park Service site1023.3n/a
National Park Service sites within 60 miles101n/a
National Register listings118055
Schools
Public schools121960
Public school students127,82552,834
Students per teacher1210.518.1
Climate
July average high1379°F91°F
January average low139°F46°F
Average temperature1344°F70°F
Annual precipitation1345.5 in52.5 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1462.387.5
Hurricane risk1467.293.7
Tornado risk1439.085.4
Wildfire risk1424.989.4
Heat wave risk1435.582.2
Median air quality index15n/a52
Good air days15n/a43.3%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Glens Falls North $49,400, St. Augustine South $57,920 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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