Best PlacesHudson Falls, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hudson Falls, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hudson Falls ranks 16,026th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on transit by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Hudson Falls
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Hudson Falls' strengths and weaknesses
Where Hudson Falls ranks high
- TransitBetter than 97% of towns
- BikingBetter than 96% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 95% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of towns
Where Hudson Falls ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,089 a month, better than only 18% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hudson Falls
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hudson Falls home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,871, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Hudson Falls' effective rate of 1.66%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hudson Falls
Hudson Falls runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hudson Falls.
Who works in Hudson Falls, and how
Work in Hudson Falls centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Hudson Falls
Hudson Falls has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of towns and more parkland per resident than 90% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Hudson Falls and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hudson Falls, month by month
Hudson Falls sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 24° | 14° |
| April | 59° | 46° | 33° |
| July | 85° | 71° | 58° |
| October | 63° | 51° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Hudson Falls
The nearest airport, Rutland/Southern Vermont Regional, is about 35 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 105 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hudson Falls
Schools across Hudson Falls average a B+, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fort Ann Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- Queensbury Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Hudson Falls Primary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- William H Barton Intermediate SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
- Hudson Falls Intermediate SchoolA · 61% proficient
- Hudson Falls Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Queensbury Senior High SchoolA+ · 87% proficient
- Hudson Falls High SchoolA+ · 83% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hudson Falls school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hudson Falls measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Hudson Falls against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hudson Falls
Is Hudson Falls a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hudson Falls ranks 16,026th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on transit, biking, and walkability, and lowest on property taxes and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hudson Falls expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $178,342. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $67,871 median income, cost of living beats 42% of towns.
Is Hudson Falls safe?
Yes, Hudson Falls is safer than 65% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $263 per resident a year.
Compare Hudson Falls with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hudson Falls. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hudson Falls represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Hudson Falls detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hudson Falls: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hudson Falls: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hudson Falls: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hudson Falls: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hudson Falls detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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