Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The picture is mixed. Its lowest grade is for incomes: the median household income is $59K, and 12% of residents live below the poverty line. At B− overall, South Glens Falls is better than 48% of U.S. towns and ranks 402nd of 745 in New York. A typical home there costs about $313K, 3.6 years of the Albany metro’s $88K median household income. It does especially well on walkability (A−): it is more walkable than 82% of U.S. towns. 50% of households own their home in the town, below both the New York town median (75%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety, B− for schools and B− for health.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · FBI crime data, 2025 · schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES.
Where South Glens Falls beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far South Glens Falls is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,047 in 1870, 3,744 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1993 and 5 maps from 1895 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Glens Falls. Close and well known come first.
5 mi Theme parkGreat Escape
10 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
Big draw40 mi LandmarkFort Ticonderoga
23 mi LakeLake George
9 mi State parkGrant Cottage State Historic Site
17 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 South Glens Falls, 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 South Glens Falls.
South Glens Falls is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has commutes shorter than most of New York and is safe by national standards but not by New York’s.
There are 1.0 miles of trail across 4 parks and preserves. The density of trails in South Glens Falls is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| South Glens Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. South Glens Falls Betar Byway Park | — | 17 |
| 2. South Glens Falls Historical Park | — | 5 |
| 3. The John T. Benoit Boat Launch & Picnic Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
South Glens Falls’ natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 14 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in South Glens Falls once, in 2011. FEMA puts 66% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 8% to tornadoes. The national flood insurance program has paid one claim here since 1996.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 5.6%. Among renter households in South Glens Falls, 52% spend 30% or more of their income on rent.
| South Glens Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 50% | 75% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 52% | 49% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Summer afternoons peak near 83° in July, and January nights bottom out around 11°; snowfall runs to about 60 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The average commute for its 1,840 working residents takes 19.7 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Only 6% of working residents stay in South Glens Falls for work; the rest commute out. Jobs in South Glens Falls grew by 308 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 1,444. In South Glens Falls, the average trip to work is 20 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 12 miles away.
| South Glens Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 8.9% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 15.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 55% of New York’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025, 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
In South Glens Falls, the level of property crime is 12.1 per 1,000 residents. South Glens Falls’ rate of reported violence stands at 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
| South Glens Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 12.1 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Against the 8,523 U.S. towns with household incomes like South Glens Falls’s, it is healthier than 82%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
For adults in South Glens Falls, the share who smoke cigarettes is 15%. Against the New York average, South Glens Falls comes out ahead on 6 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 7. Two figures for adults here: 37% have obesity, 17% report frequent mental distress.
| South Glens Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 37% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | South Glens Falls | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.3% | 17.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of South Glens Falls
About 4 of every 100 South Glens Falls residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Village in New York, United States
South Glens Falls is a village in northern Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 3,744 at the 2020 census. The village is surrounded by Town of Moreau and separated from the City of Glens Falls by the Hudson River. Cooper's Cave, shown on the village seal, is named after the author James Fenimore Cooper. Cooper was inspired to use the area as a location in his novel, The Last of the Mohicans, after visiting the area. The cave is within the bedrock of the Hudson River, but a viewing platform under the bridge between the village and Glens Falls allow visitors to see it from a unique vantage point.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
2 towns share a border with South Glens Falls.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Glens Falls | #402 | B− | C+ | B | B− | B− |
| Glens Falls | #393 | B− | C | B+ | C | B |
| Moreau | #340 | B | B− | — | B− | A− |
Moreau reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare South Glens Falls with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
South Glens Falls grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #402 of 745 in New York. It grades B− for health, B for safety and B− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
