What is the cost of living in Glens Falls?

Glens Falls has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 94.9, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 76.2, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,348/month.

What is the median salary in Glens Falls?

The median salary in Glens Falls is $66,652 annually (mean: $70,638). Top occupations include Retail Salespersons, Cashiers, Home Health and Personal Care Aides.

How safe is Glens Falls?

The violent crime rate in the Glens Falls area is 380 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1661 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Glens Falls?

The state of NY has 4,812 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. Charter schools make up 7.1% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Glens Falls?

Infant center-based childcare in the Glens Falls area averages $13,869 per year. Preschool averages $11,679/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Glens Falls a good place to relocate?

Glens Falls has a Life Score of 41.9/100 (F), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a below-average score, several dimensions likely pull the composite down; compare specific dimensions to see which ones.

Where does Glens Falls sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Glens Falls ranks #204 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Glens Falls, NY

BEA RPP 94.9 sits mid-pack (#218 of 387 metros); cost is not the extreme signal here.

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

94.9
Cost index (US=100): $1,348
2BR rent / mo: $66,652
Median salary: 50.8
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Glens Falls ranks #204 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (50.8/100), with its strongest marks in schools and job market.

#204
of 387 US metros · Near median: 19,867,248
metro-area population: 380
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 4,812
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: low hazard (22/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Glens Falls ranks #204 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 94.9 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,348/mo, median salary $66,652; LiveAbility Score 50.8/100, strongest in schools and job market.

Signature: BEA RPP 94.9 sits mid-pack (#218 of 387 metros); cost is not the extreme signal here.

Purchasing power sits mid-band: BEA RPP 94.9 between corpus terciles 91.5 and 97.0. Median 2BR rent $1,348/mo.

LiveAbility 50.8/100 keeps Glens Falls in the middle third (#204 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Glens Falls area is 44,620.

Glens Falls vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

51 Top 53% higher than 47% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Glens Falls housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Glens Falls MSA; housing RPP 76.2 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,348/mo.

Studio

$1,041

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,066

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,348

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,742

/month

4 Bedroom

$1,785

/month

Glens Falls wages and employment

Glens Falls posts 44,620 total employment with median salary $66,652.

Median Salary

$66,652

Mean Salary

$70,638

Total Employment

44,620

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Retail Salespersons	$35,070
Cashiers	$33,470
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$38,650
General and Operations Managers	$98,650
Registered Nurses	$104,000

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Glens Falls area from NCES.

Schools

4,812

Enrollment

2,505,133

Student:Teacher

11.8:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Glens Falls area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$13,869

per year

Toddler (Center)

$12,979

per year

Preschool (Center)

$11,679

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Glens Falls's composite Life Score is 41.9/100 (F), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

44/100

Below average

Wages

61/100

Above average

Rent

44/100

Below average

Crime

38/100

Below average

Schools

3/100

Bottom decile

Childcare

20/100

Weak

Environment

62/100

Above average

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Glens Falls ranks #204 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 50.8/100 - a composite of 7 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data (missing dims omitted; remaining weights renormalized). Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Schools (97/100)

Schools

97
Job market

61
Climate

46
Cost of living

44
Housing

44
Safety

38
Low hazard

22

What this shows Glens Falls's strongest dimensions are schools and job market; its weakest among scored dims is low hazard at 22/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%; this metro uses 7 of 8 dims with renormalized weights.

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Metros near Glens Falls on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Glens Falls on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Glens Falls cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Glens Falls wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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Thinking about Glens Falls?

Glens Falls runs a $66,652 median salary at a 94.9 cost index, ranking #204 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

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