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Queensbury vs Moreau
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Queensbury has the most expensive homes ($311k median).
Moreau has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Queensbury | Moreau |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 29,201Highest |
16,631Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.1±1.4Highest 21% above NY |
42.9±2.5Lowest 8% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±1.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.9%±2.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Moreau and Queensbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25.9%±2Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
3.9%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Moreau and Queensbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $89,772±$6kHighest 4% above NY |
$81,317±$6kLowest 5% below NY |
| Queensbury and Moreau are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,100±$14kHighest 27% below NY |
$250,300±$14kLowest 41% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,237±$65Highest 24% below NY |
$1,195±$72Lowest 26% below NY |
| Queensbury and Moreau are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,789Highest 27% below NY |
$3,566Lowest 46% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±7.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
44.3%±9.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Queensbury and Moreau are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
69.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1982Lowest 23 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
22 minHighest 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.6%±1.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Moreau and Queensbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #80 of 484 in NY | #121 of 484 in NY |
| School district | QUEENSBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | SOUTH GLENS FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | QUEENSBURY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | SOUTH GLENS FALLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
14.4Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.