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Gloversville grades D overall, 691st of 745 graded towns in New York, mostly because of schools and health. Its public schools trail 96% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. Residents are less healthy than 86% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. One bright spot: it is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 96% of U.S. towns, with 6 places on the National Register. Its National Register listings include Kingsboro Historic District and Gloversville Free Library. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Gloversville, against 9.5% in New York’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
Where Gloversville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Gloversville Free Library| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Boulevard School | 3–5 | 548 |
| Kingsborough School | PK–2 | 320 |
| Park Terrace School | PK–2 | 290 |
Census counts: 4,518 in 1870, a peak of 23,634 in 1950, 15,131 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1868 and 4 maps from 1903 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Gloversville is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Gloversville, and how to reach them.
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Ordered by what stands out in Gloversville.
Gloversville is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has commutes shorter than most of New York, but it has household incomes well below the New York norm.
The median property tax bill is $2,996, against $6,582 across New York, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Gloversville home is worth about $184,000, up 5.7% in a year, 65% below the New York typical home. 52% of Gloversville households own their home.
| Gloversville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 52% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $903 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Gloversville City School District. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Gloversville High School, with 669 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloversville Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 579 | D |
| Gloversville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 669 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
| Gloversville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.5% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Melchoir Park | 1.3 mi | 9 |
| 2. Nathan Littauer Park | 0.5 mi | 4 |
| 3. Herman Meyers Park | — | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 6,321 U.S. towns with household incomes like Gloversville’s, it is less healthy than 67%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income.
19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Gloversville. Gloversville beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 42% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Gloversville.
| Gloversville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Gloversville | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.4% | 12.8% |
| More smokers | 19.4% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The average commute for its 5,432 working residents takes 25.2 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Gloversville for work: only 16% work in town. The median household income in Gloversville is $52,000. Jobs based in Gloversville fell to 3,774 in 2023, 881 fewer than in 2013.
| Gloversville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 3.8% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 70% of U.S. communities. Since 1980, 38 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Gloversville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Gloversville has cold winters and pleasant summers. Gloversville’s July high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
1 within 15 miles of the center of Gloversville
About 4 of every 100 Gloversville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Gloversville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 places in Gloversville on the National Register of Historic Places.
20 notable people were born in Gloversville.
City in New York, United States
Gloversville is a city in the Mohawk Valley region of Upstate New York, United States. The most populous city in Fulton County, it was once the hub of the United States' glovemaking industry, with over 200 manufacturers there and the adjacent city of Johnstown. In 2026, Gloversville has a population of 14,719.
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2 towns share a border with Gloversville.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloversville | #691 | D | B− | C+ | D− | D |
| Johnstown | #585 | C | B− | — | C− | C+ |
| Johnstown | #352 | B | C+ | C+ | B | B |
Johnstown reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Gloversville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Gloversville grades D overall, better than 10% of U.S. towns and #691 of 745 in New York. It grades D for health, C+ for safety and D− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D−.
That is 2.8 years of the area's median household income ($66,533 across the Gloversville, NY area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
20 notable people were born here, including Nicole Maines and Charles Paul Alexander.
