East GlenvilleNY
A town settled in 1840, now home to 11,914 people.
Is East Glenville a good place to live?
45% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in East Glenville, where New York’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 29%. East Glenville’s concentration of trails is 1.2 miles per square mile, above both New York’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest place to walk is Indian Meadows Park, 190 acres with 4.8 miles of trail. We don’t grade East Glenville yet; the figures below are still real.
East Glenville has grown 80% from 2010 to 2020
6,616 counted in 2010 and 11,896 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Fort William Henry and 43 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Glenville. Close and well known come first.
40 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
17 mi MuseumNational Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
36 mi Theme parkGreat Escape
17 mi Stadium & arenaMVP Arena
19 mi MuseumUSS Slater
18 mi Ancient siteFort OrangePhoto credits
Fort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: Peter Flass, CC BY 3.0 · Great Escape: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MVP Arena: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Slater: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Orange: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
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Moving to East Glenville: who provides what
East Glenville is unincorporated, so Schenectady County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in East Glenville.
The biggest natural risk in East Glenville is inland flooding, at a low overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in East Glenville, 78% come from inland flooding and 7% from tornadoes. On expected storm and flood damage, East Glenville sits below 68% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, East Glenville has seen 17 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in East Glenville brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 14° and about 64 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
East Glenville has 0.8 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Since 2013, East Glenville has added 568 jobs, to 4,731 in 2023. For most workers, East Glenville is a place to come home to: only 5% work in town. In East Glenville, 4.9% of residents live below the poverty line. Half the trips to work are shorter than 12 miles.
| East Glenville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $97,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 10% | 8% |
| Work from home | 10% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Older than New York overall
For residents in East Glenville, the share who are 65 or older is 24%. Here, 45% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 40% in New York as a whole. In East Glenville, the age of the median resident is 43.4 years.
| East Glenville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 43.4 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.8 points). Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| East Glenville | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.4% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.1% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.7% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.6% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.1% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.7% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.9% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.5% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.1% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.4% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.8% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 21.1% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
How healthy East Glenville is
Among adults in East Glenville, 19% get no exercise outside work. The town beats the New York average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. Two figures for adults locally: 9.2% smoke cigarettes, 18% have been diagnosed with depression.
| East Glenville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 13% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | East Glenville | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.9% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.5% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Indian Meadows Park | 4.8 mi | 190 |
| 2. Indian Kill Nature Preserve | 4.3 mi | 133 |
| 3. Andersen Park | 1 mi | 35 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in East Glenville sells for about $360K
Homes sold in East Glenville spent a median 8 days on the market. Its typical rent stands at $1,470 a month. Also worth knowing: in East Glenville, nearly three in five sales closed above the list price.
| East Glenville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,470 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about East Glenville
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of East Glenville
About 4 of every 100 East Glenville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About East Glenville
Census-designated place in New York, United States
East Glenville is a hamlet (and a census-designated place) in Schenectady County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, East Glenville had a population of 11,896. The CDP includes the adjacent hamlet of Alplaus. East Glenville is in the town of Glenville .
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- Area
- 7.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 361 ft
East Glenville’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with East Glenville.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Glenville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glenville | #162 | A− | C+ | B | B | A |
| Niskayuna | #131 | A | C− | C+ | A− | A |
| Schenectady | #729 | D− | C+ | D | D | C |
| Scotia | #104 | A | B | B− | B | A |
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Questions about East Glenville
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Is East Glenville, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade East Glenville yet; the figures below are still real.