West Glens FallsNY
A town of 10,050.
Is West Glens Falls a good place to live?
The biggest place to walk is Leon M. Steves Big Bay Preserve, 64 acres with 2.3 miles of trail. We don’t grade West Glens Falls yet; the figures below are still real.
West Glens Falls has grown 34% from 2010 to 2020
7,071 counted in 2010 and 9,473 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Great Escape and 28 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around West Glens Falls. Close and well known come first.
3 mi Theme parkGreat Escape
8 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
23 mi LakeLake George
8 mi State parkGrant Cottage State Historic Site
16 mi MuseumNational Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
3 mi Stadium & arenaCool Insuring ArenaPhoto credits
Great Escape: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · 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 · Cool Insuring Arena: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to West Glens Falls: who provides what
West Glens Falls is unincorporated, so Warren County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 West Glens Falls.
West Glens Falls has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The top destinations are Queensbury (23%), Glens Falls (19%) and Saratoga Springs (5%). Jobs in West Glens Falls grew by 447 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 2,358. West Glens Falls’ median household income is $93,000, against $82,000 in New York’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. 4.6% of working residents work locally here.
| West Glens Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.6% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: low risk in West Glens Falls, mostly inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 77% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in West Glens Falls, 49% come from inland flooding and 25% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer young adults than New York overall
Among residents in West Glens Falls, 17% are 65 or older. Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (39% statewide). College graduates make up 32% of adults 25 and older, against 40% across New York.
| West Glens Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 41.5 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.8 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Median age: women 42.3, men 40.8.
| West Glens Falls | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.6% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.4% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.7% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.7% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.5% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.6% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.8% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.8% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.3% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.3% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.6% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.2% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.9% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in West Glens Falls
For West Glens Falls, the peak summer temperature is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
10.8% of the land in West Glens Falls is protected from building
Across 6 parks and preserves: 5.5 miles of trail. West Glens Falls’ trail density is 0.8 miles per square mile, above both New York’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4).
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Leon M. Steves Big Bay Preserve | 2.3 mi | 64 |
| 2. Nicholson Preserve | — | 13 |
| 3. West End Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy West Glens Falls is
For adults in West Glens Falls, the share who have obesity is 31%. The town does better than the New York average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 3.
| West Glens Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 33% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | West Glens Falls | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.4% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.9% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in West Glens Falls sells for about $315K at the median
West Glens Falls’ typical rent comes in at $1,343 a month. In West Glens Falls, nine in ten households live in a home they own.
| West Glens Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,343 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about West Glens Falls
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of West Glens Falls
About 3 of every 100 West Glens Falls residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
95% of working residents leave West Glens Falls for work
Where West Glens Falls’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About West Glens Falls
CDP and hamlet of Queensbury in New York, United States
West Glens Falls is a census-designated place (CDP) and hamlet in Warren County, New York, United States. The population was 9,473 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. West Glens Falls is a suburban community, lying west of the city of Glens Falls. It is located in the south-central part of the town of Queensbury.
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- Area
- 4.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 381 ft
West Glens Falls’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with West Glens Falls.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Glens Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glens Falls North | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Queensbury | #257 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | A− |
| Glens Falls | #393 | B− | C | B+ | C | B |
| Moreau | #340 | B | B− | — | B− | A− |
Queensbury and Moreau 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 West Glens Falls with a neighbor →
Questions about West Glens Falls
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is West Glens Falls, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade West Glens Falls yet; the figures below are still real.