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1905
Main Street, 1905
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About Johnstown
City in New York, United StatesJohnstown is a city in and the county seat of Fulton County in the U.S. state of New York. The city was named after its colonial founder, Sir William Johnson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Britain in the Province of New York and a major general during the Seven Years' War in North America. It is located approximately 45 miles (72 km) northwest of Albany, about one-third of the way between Albany and the Finger Lakes region to the west, in the Mohawk Valley region, within the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains. The city of Johnstown is mostly surrounded by the town of Johnstown; it separated from the town when it converted from a village to a city in 1895. Adjacent to Johnstown is …
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How Johnstown ranks
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Housing in Johnstown
The median sale price was $150,000 in May 2026.
A seller's market
Safety in Johnstown
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Johnstown's police department reported only 2023, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Schools in Johnstown
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The public schools Johnstown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 70% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NY. Ratings are from neighbors.