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Glens Falls, NY is a great place to live. It has its pros and cons like any city, but with a quality of life rating of 10/10 and an overall value of 8/10, it’s no surprise why so many people choose to live here.
This rating is a weighted average of commute time, crime rate, population, median salary, and more.
10/10
This score adds annual household income and cost of living to the city rating.
8/10
Compared to New York, Glens Falls has a very low population density. Glens Falls is perfect for those who like a quiet city.
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Glens Falls, NY is a great place to live. It has its pros and cons like any city, but with a quality of life rating of 10/10 and an overall value of 8/10, it's no surprise why so many people choose to live here.
Population density is a way of determining how crowded an area is. Glens Falls has a population density of 3,641, with 13,926 current residents.
Out of the 13,926 current residents, 49% are male and 51% are female. 46% of the residents are married and 54% are single.
As for living in Glens Falls, the air quality is 86% and the weather, on average, is 49% sunny, 36% rainy, and 63% snowy. The average temperature is 45°F.
Whether you're looking to buy or rent a home in Glens Falls, you should know that 44.2% of homes are owned while 47.7% of homes are rented, and 8.1% of homes are vacant. The median price of a home is 129,690, the median age of homes is 216 years, the annual home appreciation is 0.37% and the annual property tax is 18.3%.
When looking at the community of Glens Falls, it's important to determine the crime rate. Glens Falls's crime rate is 3 total number of crimes reported per 100,000 total population. The average age of residents in Glens Falls is 38 years and the breakdown of political affiliations is 50.49% Democratic, 47.85% Republican, and 1.66% Independent.
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When looking at Glens Falls, it's important to understand employment statistics. 8% of residents are unemployed in Glens Falls (which does not include the percentage of residents who are no longer in the labor force). Of the employed Glens Falls residents: 6.8% work in the management and business field, 19.9% are in the customer service field, 30.5% are in the sales field, 6.7% of employed residents work in the construction field, and 16.4% work in production. When it comes to education, the ratio of teachers to students is 1:10. The percentage of residents who have graduated high school is 82%, 9% of residents have an associate's degree, 10% of residents have a bachelor's degree, and 7% have a graduate degree.
If you plan on commuting to work in Glens Falls, you should be aware that the average commute time is 19 minutes, compared to the national average commute time of 26 minutes. When it comes to commuting, residents of Glens Falls have a few different options. 77% of commuters use their own cars, 13% of commuters carpool, 3% of commuters use the transit system, and 1% of residents work from home.
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