Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Bolton’s subject grades are an A− for schools and health and an A for the outdoors. 36% of residents are 65 or older in Bolton, against 20% in New York’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. 28% of the land in Bolton is conserved, where New York’s towns sit at 5.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Lake George Wild Forest, 11,291 acres with 25.6 miles of trail. Bolton has 4 places on the National Register. Bolton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Bolton beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,087 in 1820, a low of 937 in 1840, 2,326 in 2010. The archive holds 15 old photos and papers going back to 1898 and 4 maps from 1897 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Bolton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bolton, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Bolton.
Bolton’s median age is 55.3 years. 42% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York. 11% of Bolton residents are under 18.
| Bolton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55.3 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 11% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 32% | 29% |
42% women, 58% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.6 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Among residents 25 to 34, 76% are men (NY 50%).
| Bolton | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.3% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.9% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.4% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.4% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6.4% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.1% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.3% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 21.2% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.9% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.9% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.7% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.2% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.5% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 23.7% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
Its public schools are run by the Bolton Central School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Central SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 164 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
85% of adults had a checkup this year in Bolton. Bolton beats the New York average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 4% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Bolton.
| Bolton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 81% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Bolton | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.4% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.3% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
72 miles of trail in 15 parks and preserves. The trail density in Bolton is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake George Wild Forest | 25.6 mi | 11,291 |
| 2. Cat & Thomas Mountains Forest Preserve | 15.5 mi | 2,751 |
| 3. Amy's Park | 4.5 mi | 492 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Bolton has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 10° and about 60 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in 4 of Bolton’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Bolton has added 262 jobs, to 659 in 2023. The top destinations are Queensbury (10%), Glens Falls (6%) and Albany (5%).
| Bolton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 24% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bolton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bolton. Close and well known come first.
in town LakeLake George
Big draw23 mi LandmarkFort Ticonderoga
11 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
16 mi Theme parkGreat Escape
39 mi MountainMount Marcy
27 mi State parkGrant Cottage State Historic SiteLake George: Sixlocal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Ticonderoga: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Great Escape: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mount Marcy: Daniel Tripp, Public domain · Grant Cottage State Historic Site: Coingeek at English Wikipedia, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bolton
About 1 of every 100 Bolton residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
2,326 counted in 2010 and 2,012 in 2020; an estimated 1,994 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Town in Warren County, New York
Bolton is a town in Warren County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,117 at the 2000 census. Bolton is on the eastern border of the county.
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7 towns share a border with Bolton.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton | — | — | C+ | — | A− | A− |
| Fort Ann | #367 | B− | B | — | B | B− |
| Warrensburg | #640 | C− | B | — | C− | B− |
| Dresden | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Horicon | — | — | B | — | C | B+ |
| Lake George | #180 | A− | C | — | B | A− |
| Hague | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Queensbury | #257 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | A− |
Bolton and Horicon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Bolton, Fort Ann, Warrensburg, Horicon, Lake George and Queensbury report no FBI crime data of their own. Dresden and Hague aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bolton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
2 notable people were born here, including Seth Tanner and Erskine Henry Bronson.
