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Queensbury vs West Glens Falls
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).
West Glens Falls has grown the fastest since 2010 (+34%).
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 | West Glens Falls |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 29,201Highest |
10,050Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+34%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.1±1.4Highest 21% above NY |
41.5±2.2Lowest 4% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±1.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.9%±3.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 25.9%±2Highest NY: 17.9% |
17%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
32.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
3.2%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Queensbury and West Glens Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $89,772±$6kLowest 4% above NY |
$93,239±$17kHighest 8% above NY |
| West Glens Falls and Queensbury 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 |
$255,800±$18kLowest 40% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,237±$65Lowest 24% below NY |
$1,343±$63Highest 17% below NY |
| West Glens Falls and Queensbury 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 |
$4,491Lowest 32% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±7.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
73.4%±26.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| West Glens Falls and Queensbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Highest NY: 14% |
7.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Lowest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
21 minHighest 35% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.6%±1.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.7%±3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| West Glens Falls 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 | — |
| School district | QUEENSBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | QUEENSBURY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
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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.