Baker's Falls, 1821
Hudson Falls’s story
216 years in pictures
Census counts: 2,347 in 1870, 7,427 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1821 and 5 maps from 1895 on.
- 1810Hudson Falls is settled
Hudson FallsNY
4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
7,333
2025 Census estimate · −1.3% since 2020
Typical home
$240K
+2% in a year
Household income
$63K
median
Median age
46.2
years
Jobs based here
696
A commuter town
TownGrade
B−
#401 of 745 in NY
Is Hudson Falls a good place to live?
Hudson Falls grades B− overall, ranked 401st of 745 in New York, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Natural-hazard risk is low. On the other side, its public schools trail 89% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 96% of U.S. towns. 14% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Hudson Falls, against 32% in New York’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Hudson Falls's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 87% of U.S. towns. Hudson Falls is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 70% of U.S. towns.
What makes Hudson Falls stand out
Where Hudson Falls beats most towns.
0historic places
HistoryA+
Settled in 1810
A long history
A history going back 216 years.
Natural hazardsA
Very low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Hudson Falls5.1
Typical U.S. town3.7
Typical NY town4.2
Civic lifeA
22% more nonprofits per person
than the typical New York town
Charities, civic groups and human services; churches not counted.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Hudson Falls for work
Where Hudson Falls’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
696jobs based in Hudson Falls
3%of working residents work in town
6 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Hudson Falls grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Hudson Falls is from typical.
Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 13% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listAOpen →SchoolsDOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 8.5 of 20; 14.8% of households have no car; 2.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitB+Open →SafetyB+Open →HealthGlens Falls Hospital 3.2 miles awayBOpen →Jobs & income$63K median household incomeC+Open →Cost of livingBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors0 miles of trails; 6% conserved landBOpen →History4 notable people born hereA+Open →Civic life5.1 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsAOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 78 attractions →Great Escape and 32 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hudson Falls. Close and well known come first.
6 mi Theme parkGreat Escape
10 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
Big draw38 mi LandmarkFort Ticonderoga
22 mi LakeLake George
11 mi State parkGrant Cottage State Historic Site
19 mi MuseumNational Museum of Racing and Hall of FameSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Great Escape: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Ticonderoga: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake George: Sixlocal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grant Cottage State Historic Site: Coingeek at English Wikipedia, Public domain · National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: Peter Flass, CC BY 3.0
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Hudson Falls: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hudson Falls, and how to reach them.
PowerNational Grid19.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHudson Falls Village (Queensbury) water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offLuzerne Road Transfer Station, 5 miOpenStreetMap
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereWashington County Board of ElectionsWashington County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code1283912839 100%Census 2020
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 Hudson Falls.
Hudson Falls is healthier than towns with similar incomes, sends most of its workers to Queensbury and beyond and is safe by national standards but not by New York’s.
HousingCost of living grade B
A typical Hudson Falls home is worth about $240K
The typical Hudson Falls home is worth about $240,000, up 2% in a year, 54% below the New York typical home. 62% of households own their home in Hudson Falls.
$240KZillow home value
| Hudson Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 62% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $927 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Hudson Falls$240K
New York$525K
+2%
value change, 1 year
3
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Hudson Falls
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities.
13risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesTornadoes
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Most working residents commute out of Hudson Falls
Hudson Falls has 696 jobs for its 3,105 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 20.6 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Hudson Falls for work: only 3% work in town. Hudson Falls’ average trip to work is 21 minutes. Since 2013, Hudson Falls has lost 72 jobs, to 696 in 2023.
3%work in town
| Hudson Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Hudson Falls3%
Queensbury17%
Glens Falls15%
Kingsbury9%
Fort Edward7%
6 mi
median commute distance
696
jobs based in Hudson Falls
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
SafetyB+
Hudson Falls reports less crime per resident than 69% of U.S. towns
At 11.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 54% of New York’s graded towns.
The violent crime rate in Hudson Falls is 2.3 per 1,000 residents.
69%of U.S. towns report more crimeB+Safety Grade
| Hudson Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.9 per 1,000 residents | 7.6 | 9.9 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Hudson Falls2.3
New York3.7
U.S.3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Hudson Falls3.9
New York15.7
U.S.15.5
69th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
54th
percentile among NY towns
17
violent crimes reported in 2025
29
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Climate
In Hudson Falls, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Hudson Falls has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 12° and about 64 inches of snow falls in a winter.
64″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter15–34°
Spring34–57°
Summer57–81°
Fall39–60°
Sep 30
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB
Residents of Hudson Falls are healthier than 58% of U.S. towns
Against the 9,584 U.S. towns with household incomes like Hudson Falls’s, it is healthier than 81%, so its B isn’t only a matter of income.
Hudson Falls beats the New York average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 18% of Hudson Falls adults report frequent mental distress.
58%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
| Hudson Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 11% | 12% |
32 measures vs. New York
4 better20 too close to call8 worse
| What stands out | Hudson Falls | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.8% | 17.2% |
| More smokers | 15.4% | 11.3% |
Glens Falls Hospital
3.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
37th
percentile among NY towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5.9%conserved
| Hudson Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.9% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
5.9%
conserved · 72 of 1,223 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Derby Park | — | 7 |
| 2. Five Combines | 0.1 mi | 6 |
| 3. Juckett Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Hudson Falls
20pages on Hudson Falls
The big questions
SchoolsDBehind 89% of NY districtsSafetyB+2.3 violent crimes per 1,000 residents (2025)HealthBBetter than NY on 4 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingB$240K typical home · up 2% in a yearWork & commuteC+$63K median household income · 696 jobs hereNatural hazardsAFEMA risk higher than 13% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Hudson Falls
About 1 of every 100 Hudson Falls residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Famous people from Hudson Falls
4 notable people were born in Hudson Falls.
About Hudson Falls
Village in New York, United States
Hudson Falls (formerly Sandy Hill) is a village located in Washington County, New York, United States. The village is in the southwest of the town of Kingsbury, on U.S. Route 4. Hudson Falls is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 7,428. It was the county seat of Washington County until 1994, when the county seat was moved to Fort Edward.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1810
- Area
- 1.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 295 ft
- ZIP code
- 12839
Hudson Falls’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Hudson Falls.
Queensbury next door grades higher for schools (B+ to Hudson Falls’s D) and lower for cost of living (C− to B).
KingsburyMoreauQueensburyFort EdwardHudson Falls
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Falls | #401 | B− | B | B+ | D | B |
| Kingsbury | #573 | C | B− | — | D | B |
| Moreau | #340 | B | B− | — | B− | A− |
| Queensbury | #257 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| Fort Edward | #641 | C− | B− | — | C− | B+ |
Kingsbury, Moreau, Queensbury and Fort Edward report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Hudson Falls with a neighbor →
Questions about Hudson Falls
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hudson Falls, NY a good place to live?
Hudson Falls grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #401 of 745 in New York. It grades B for health, B+ for safety and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Hudson Falls, NY expensive?
That is 3.2 years of the area's median household income ($75,836 across the Glens Falls, NY metro 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.
What is Hudson Falls, NY known for?
4 notable people were born here, including John H. Martindale and Michael Joseph Boulette.