Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Johnsburg’s best subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A for the outdoors and history; its weakest is a C− for incomes. 61% of the land in Johnsburg is conserved, above both New York’s towns (5.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Siamese Ponds Wilderness, 52,661 acres with 48.1 miles of trail. Johnsburg has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Johnsburg beats most towns.
North Creek Railroad Station Complex2,395 counted in 2010 and 2,143 in 2020; an estimated 2,132 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Johnsburg is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 727 in 1820, a peak of 2,894 in 1890, 2,143 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 3 maps from 1895 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Johnsburg, 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 Johnsburg.
Trails total 141 miles in 5 parks and preserves. The concentration of trails for Johnsburg comes to 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Siamese Ponds Wilderness | 48.1 mi | 52,661 |
| 2. Wilcox Lake Wild Forest | 18.2 mi | 16,321 |
| 3. Garnet Hill | 16.9 mi | 665 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its one school is below. Johnsburg’s only public school teaches 244 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnsburg Central SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 244 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
In Johnsburg, just over four in five households are owner-occupiers. The midpoint rent for Johnsburg comes to $942 a month, where New York’s towns sit at $1,101 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 1.4% in value.
| Johnsburg | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $942 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York. For residents in Johnsburg, the share who are 65 or older is 30%.
| Johnsburg | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56.2 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 30% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 13% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 32% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.6 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 53% are men (NY 40%).
| Johnsburg | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.4% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.1% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.8% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.6% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.5% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.6% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.2% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.3% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.8% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.2% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.2% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.4% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,100, single groups can be off by several points
Among adults in Johnsburg, 31% have obesity. The town does better than the New York average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 6. Two figures for adults here: 14% binge drink, 83% had a checkup this year.
| Johnsburg | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Johnsburg | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.1% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The seasons in Johnsburg: cold, snowy winters, cool summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 74°, January nights drop to 7° and about 78 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The top destinations are Queensbury (7%), Albany (5%) and Warrensburg (5%). Roughly one working resident in three has a job in Johnsburg itself. For Johnsburg, the median household income is $61,000. Half of commuters travel less than 26 miles.
| Johnsburg | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 31% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For Johnsburg, the risk rating from FEMA is 51 of 100. Expected losses in Johnsburg break down as 71% from inland flooding and 18% from cold waves. Also worth knowing: 3 flood insurance claims have been paid here since 1981.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Johnsburg; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Johnsburg residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
60.9% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
2 places in Johnsburg on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Johnsburg.
Town in New York, United States
Johnsburg is a town in the northwestern corner of Warren County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 2,143 at the 2020 census. The town is named after John Thurman, an early settler and founder. Johnsburg is the largest town in Warren County by area.
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5 towns share a border with Johnsburg.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnsburg | — | — | A− | — | C− | B+ |
| Chester | #464 | C+ | B | — | C | B |
| Thurman | — | — | C | — | C− | C |
| Indian Lake | — | — | B+ | — | B | B |
| North Creek | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wells | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Johnsburg, Thurman and Indian Lake have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Johnsburg, Chester, Thurman and Indian Lake report no FBI crime data of their own. North Creek and Wells aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Johnsburg with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
3 notable people were born here, including Wilbur Olin Atwater and Eben E. Rexford.
