GlascoNY
A town of 2,210, settled in 1830.
Is Glasco a good place to live?
Glasco’s age of the median resident is 53.1 years, where New York’s towns sit at 43 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only 10 of the 759 New York towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Glasco. Glasco’s trail network density is 1.0 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in New York’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Falling Waters Preserve, 137 acres with 2 miles of trail. We don’t grade Glasco yet; the figures below are still real.
98% of working residents leave Glasco for work
Where Glasco’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site and 34 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Glasco. Close and well known come first.
19 mi National Historic SiteHome of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site102K visitors a year
17 mi National Historic SiteVanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site295K visitors a year
13 mi MuseumOlana State Historic Site
12 mi WaterfallKaaterskill Falls19 mi MuseumFranklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
39 mi TheatreTanglewoodPhoto credits
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site: Crunch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Daderot, Public domain · Olana State Historic Site: Netniks, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kaaterskill Falls: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tanglewood: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Glasco: who provides what
Glasco is unincorporated, so Ulster 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 Glasco.
Most of Glasco’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Glasco’s income of the median household comes in at $61,000. Most working residents leave Glasco for work: only 2% work in town. 19% of Glasco residents live below the poverty line. It had 195 jobs in 2023, down 20 from 2013.
| Glasco | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Glasco
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 17° and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: low risk in Glasco, mostly inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Glasco break down as 63% from inland flooding and 13% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Protected land: 9.5% of Glasco
Trails run 2.4 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in Glasco: 2, covering 139 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Falling Waters Preserve | 2 mi | 137 |
| 2. Glasco Mini-Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Glasco is
For adults in Glasco, the share who feel lonely is 30%. Against the New York average, Glasco comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 5.
| Glasco | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 81% | 79% |
| What stands out | Glasco | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Glasco sells for about $375K at the median
In Glasco, 56% of households own their home. The town’s rent at the middle of the market is $1,628 a month.
| Glasco | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 56% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,628 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Glasco
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Glasco
About 3 of every 100 Glasco residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Glasco
CDP in New York, United States
Glasco is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 2,013 at the 2020 census. Glasco is a community in the Town of Saugerties east of U.S. Route 9W. The community is north of Kingston.
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- Area
- 2.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 151 ft
- ZIP code
- 12432
Glasco’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Glasco.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasco | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saugerties South | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Red Hook | #188 | A− | D | — | B+ | A |
| Saugerties | #299 | B | C− | A− | B− | A− |
Red Hook reports no FBI crime data of its own. Glasco and Saugerties South aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Glasco with a neighbor →
Questions about Glasco
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Is Glasco, NY a good place to live?
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