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For most people who can afford it, yes. Queensbury grades B+ overall, 257th among New York's 745 graded towns. It has 79 miles of trail. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 82% of the country. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $399K, 5.3 years of the Glens Falls metro’s $76K median household income. Queensbury’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in New York’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Queensbury is home to SUNY Adirondack.
Where Queensbury beats most towns.
Owl's Nest is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 2,433 in 1820, a low of 2,340 in 1890, 29,169 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1850 and 5 maps from 1895 on.
8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Queensbury is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Queensbury. Close and well known come first.
in town Theme parkGreat Escape
4 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
Big draw36 mi LandmarkFort Ticonderoga
19 mi LakeLake George
12 mi State parkGrant Cottage State Historic Site
21 mi MuseumNational Museum of Racing and Hall of FameGreat 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Queensbury, 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 Queensbury.
Queensbury trades workers with Glens Falls and other neighbors, has better schools than Lake George or any other neighbor and has less food insecurity than most of New York.
The biggest park or preserve is Lake George Wild Forest, at 1,430 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gurney Lane Recreation Area | 9.1 mi | 150 |
| 2. Sullivan Preserve | 2.7 mi | 56 |
| 3. Hudson Pointe Nature Preserve | 2.3 mi | 151 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its B+ is the best School Grade on its borders; Lake George (B) is next.
Its public schools are run by the Queensbury Union Free School District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Queensbury Senior High School, with 971 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queensbury Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 952 | B |
| Queensbury Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 971 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 9.7% of its 18,401 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
32% of Queensbury adults sleep under 7 hours, below both New York’s towns (37%) and U.S. towns (36%). 29% of Queensbury adults feel lonely. Queensbury beats the New York average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| Queensbury | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Queensbury | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.7% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.6% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 27 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Queensbury.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical home values rose 5.5% in the year to September 2026.
| Queensbury | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,237 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 75% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Queensbury has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 11° and about 60 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 26% of residents (18% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (23% statewide). The median age in Queensbury is 48.1 years. 42% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Queensbury | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 26% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 48.1 years | 42.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 32% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 18% | 20% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.2 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Median age: women 48.7, men 47.7.
| Queensbury | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.7% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.4% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.2% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.5% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.6% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.7% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.6% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.3% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.6% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.2% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.7% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.4% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.3% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.7% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Queensbury has about as many jobs (13,509) as working residents, but only 2,752 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 21 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
About one in 5 of Queensbury’s working residents works in town. Queensbury’s average trip to work is 21 minutes. Since 2013, Queensbury has added 1,045 jobs, to 13,509 in 2023.
| Queensbury | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 22% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 9.6% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1 within 15 miles of the center of Queensbury
About 4 of every 100 Queensbury residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
8 places in Queensbury on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Queensbury.
Town in New York, United States
Queensbury is a town in Warren County, New York, United States. The population was 29,169 at the 2020 census. It contains the county seat of Warren County, located at a municipal center complex on U.S. Route 9 south of the village of Lake George. It was moved to the complex in 1963 from the original county seat of Lake George. The town is located in the southeastern corner of the county and is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is named in honor of Queen Charlotte. Although primarily located north of the city of Glens Falls, Queensbury surrounds the city on three sides. Great Escape, a theme park operated by Enchanted Parks, is located in northwest Queensbury. West Mo…
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10 towns share a border with Queensbury.
Kingsbury next door grades lower for schools (D to Queensbury’s B+) and higher for cost of living (B− to C−).
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensbury | #257 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| Moreau | #340 | B | B− | — | B− | A− |
| West Glens Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glens Falls | #393 | B− | C | B+ | C | B |
| Kingsbury | #573 | C | B− | — | D | B |
| Lake George | #180 | A− | C | — | B | A− |
| Fort Ann | #367 | B− | B | — | B | B− |
| Glens Falls North | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Queensbury, Moreau, Kingsbury, Lake George and Fort Ann report no FBI crime data of their own. West Glens Falls and Glens Falls North aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Queensbury with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Queensbury grades B+ overall, better than 68% of U.S. towns and #257 of 745 in New York. It grades A− for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
4 notable people were born here, including Derek Richardson and Adam Terry.
