Best PlacesWest Glens Falls, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Glens 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.
West Glens Falls ranks 3,712th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in West Glens 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.
West Glens Falls' strengths and weaknesses
Where West Glens Falls ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 97% of towns
- TransitBetter than 96% of towns
- BikingBetter than 96% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of towns
Where West Glens Falls ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,317 a month, better than only 8% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 12% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Glens Falls
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Glens Falls home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $93,484, 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 West Glens Falls' effective rate of 1.57%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in West Glens Falls
West Glens Falls's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Glens Falls.
Who works in West Glens Falls, and how
Work in West Glens Falls centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in West Glens Falls
West Glens Falls has more parkland per resident than 94% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of West Glens Falls and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in West Glens Falls, month by month
West Glens Falls sees roughly 67 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 West Glens Falls
The nearest airport, Albany International, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 107 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Glens Falls
Schools across West Glens Falls average an A, better than 97% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Kensington Road SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Queensbury Elementary SchoolA · 65% proficient
- Big Cross Street SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- William H Barton Intermediate SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
- Glens Falls Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Glens Falls Senior High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Queensbury Senior High SchoolA+ · 87% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Glens Falls school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Glens 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 West Glens Falls against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Glens Falls
Is West Glens Falls a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Glens Falls ranks 3,712th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, good schools, and transit, and lowest on noise and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Glens Falls expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $254,421. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $93,484 median income, cost of living beats 68% of towns.
Is West Glens Falls safe?
Yes, West Glens Falls is safer than 98% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $136 per resident a year.
Compare West Glens Falls with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Glens Falls. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Glens 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.
West Glens Falls detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Glens Falls: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Glens Falls: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Glens Falls: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Glens Falls: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Glens 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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