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Warrensburg gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $252K for a typical one, or 3.3 years of the Glens Falls metro’s $76K median household income. It grades C− overall, 640th of 745 graded towns in New York. The low prices come with trade-offs. Its schools rank behind 85% of the state's. On the plus side, it has 73 miles of trail. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 99% of U.S. towns, with 4 places on the National Register. 23% of the land in Warrensburg is conserved, against 5.2% in New York’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Only 22 of New York’s 1,216 towns score higher on history. The biggest place to walk is Lake George Wild Forest, 3,366 acres with 8.7 miles of trail.
Where Warrensburg beats most towns.
Warrensburg Mills Historic District
Census counts: 956 in 1820, 3,959 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1888 and 2 maps from 1955 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Warrensburg is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Warrensburg, 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 Warrensburg.
Warrensburg is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has commutes shorter than most of New York and has property taxes about half the New York norm.
At 1.1 miles per square mile, Warrensburg’s trail density is where New York’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Charles Lathrop Pack Demonstration Forest | 16.3 mi | 2,460 |
| 2. Hudson River Special Management Area | 9.5 mi | 2,607 |
| 3. Lake George Wild Forest | 8.7 mi | 3,366 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Warrensburg Central School District. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warrensburg Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 326 | C |
| Warrensburg Junior-Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 262 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
The median property tax bill is $2,783, against $6,582 across New York, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Warrensburg home is worth about $252,000, up 3.1% in a year, 52% below the New York typical home. Warrensburg’s median rent is $911 a month.
| Warrensburg | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $911 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The average commute for its 1,563 working residents takes 20.9 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Warrensburg for work: only 17% work in town. Jobs based in Warrensburg grew to 1,159 in 2023, 258 more than in 2013. 15% of Warrensburg residents live below the poverty line.
| Warrensburg | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Warrensburg has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Warrensburg is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Warrensburg.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Against the 9,163 U.S. towns with household incomes like Warrensburg’s, it is healthier than 71%, so its B− isn’t only a matter of income.
Warrensburg beats the New York average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Warrensburg.
| Warrensburg | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Warrensburg | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.5% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Warrensburg. Close and well known come first.
7 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
Big draw31 mi LandmarkFort Ticonderoga
15 mi LakeLake George
12 mi Theme parkGreat Escape
21 mi State parkGrant Cottage State Historic Site
30 mi MuseumNational Museum of Racing and Hall of FameFort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Ticonderoga: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake George: Sixlocal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Great Escape: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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
1 within 15 miles of the center of Warrensburg
About 3 of every 100 Warrensburg residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
22.8% of the town is conserved land, across 7 parks and preserves.
4 places in Warrensburg on the National Register of Historic Places.
7 notable people were born in Warrensburg.
Town in New York, United States
Warrensburg is a town in Warren County, New York, United States. It is centrally located in the county, west of Lake George. It is part of the Glens Falls metropolitan area. The town population was 3,959 at the 2020 census. While the county is named after General Joseph Warren, the town is named after James Warren, a prominent early settler. U.S. Route 9 passes through the town, which is immediately west of Interstate 87 (the Northway). According to the 2000 United States census, the town's main hamlet, also recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP), constitutes less than one-fifth of the town's total area, yet has about 75% of the town's population. The Warren…
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7 towns share a border with Warrensburg.
Lake George next door grades higher for schools (B to Warrensburg’s C−) and lower for cost of living (C to B).
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrensburg | #640 | C− | B | — | C− | B− |
| Bolton | — | — | C+ | — | A− | A− |
| Thurman | — | — | C | — | C− | C |
| Lake George | #180 | A− | C | — | B | A− |
| Stony Creek | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Horicon | — | — | B | — | C | B+ |
| Chester | #464 | C+ | B | — | C | B |
| Lake Luzerne | #707 | D | C+ | — | C+ | C |
Bolton, Thurman and Horicon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Warrensburg, Bolton, Thurman, Lake George, Horicon, Chester and Lake Luzerne report no FBI crime data of their own. Stony Creek isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Warrensburg with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Warrensburg grades C− overall, better than 19% of U.S. towns and #640 of 745 in New York. It grades B− for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
7 notable people were born here, including Floyd Bennett and Joseph Russell.
