What is the median rent in Glens Falls, NY?

The median gross rent in Glens Falls, NY is $1,077 (±$33) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 3,270 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Glens Falls, the median gross rent went from $867 in 2015–2019 to $1,077 in 2020–2024 (+24.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on .

Median gross rent
$1,077 (±$33)
Rented homes
3,270 (±292)
$2,000 or more
4.6%
Since 2015–2019
+24.2%

How much rent costs in Glens Falls

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rentGlens FallsWarren CountyNew YorkUnited States
Less than $5009.4% (±3.0 points)6.6%7.8%6.3%
$500 to $99930.1% (±5.3 points)31.6%15.2%20.2%
$1,000 to $1,49948.1% (±6.3 points)44.4%22.2%28.1%
$1,500 to $1,9997.7% (±2.9 points)11.8%19.8%21.1%
$2,000 to $2,4994.1% (±2.0 points)3.4%14.3%12.0%
$2,500 to $2,9990.3% (±0.4 points)0.8%7.6%5.5%
$3,000 or more0.2% (±0.4 points)1.4%13.2%6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 48.1% of renting households.

4.6% of rented homes in Glens Falls cost $2,000 or more a month.

Glens Falls against Warren County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Glens FallsWarren CountyNew YorkUnited States
Median gross rent$1,077 (±$33)$1,105 (±$30)$1,621 (±$7)$1,413
Rented homes paying rent3,270 (±292)7,892 (±550)3,406,652 (±12,095)42,849,984

In Glens Falls, median gross rent is not measurably different from Warren County ($1,105).

It is also lower than in New York ($1,621).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

In Warren County, Glens Falls ranks 5 of 12 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 369 of 952.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How rent in Glens Falls has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Median gross rent$867 (±$27)$1,077 (±$33)+24.2%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent49.8% (±2.9 points)47.7% (±3.7 points)−2.1 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate4.3% (±2.3 points)4.3% (±2.6 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Glens Falls

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Glens Falls
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentCompared with this place
Glens Falls—$1,077 (±$33)—
Village of South Glens Falls1.3 mi$1,171 (±$135)Not measurably different
Glens Falls North2.5 mi$1,235 (±$87)Higher
West Glens Falls2.6 mi$1,343 (±$63)Higher
Village of Hudson Falls3.2 mi$927 (±$168)Not measurably different
Town of Queensbury4.2 mi$1,237 (±$65)Higher
Village of Fort Edward4.3 mi$971 (±$68)Lower
Town of Moreau4.5 mi$1,195 (±$72)Higher
Town of Kingsbury5.0 mi$1,063 (±$85)Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Fort Edward, NY ($971).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Glens Falls North, NY ($1,235), West Glens Falls, NY ($1,343), Town of Queensbury, NY ($1,237).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Warren County, place by place

RankPlaceMedian gross rent
1Town of Thurman$2,175 (±$599)
2Town of Queensbury$1,237 (±$65)
3Town of Lake George$1,134 (±$144)
4Town of Stony Creek$1,132 (±$606)
5Glens Falls$1,077 (±$33)
6Town of Horicon$1,032 (±$139)
7Town of Bolton$967 (±$173)
8Town of Lake Luzerne$951 (±$48)
9Town of Johnsburg$942 (±$94)
10Town of Warrensburg$911 (±$50)
11Town of Chester (Warren County)$868 (±$163)

Showing 11 of 12 places in Warren County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Glens Falls

What is the average rent in Glens Falls, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Glens Falls is $1,077 (±$33) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Glens Falls?

In Glens Falls, the median gross rent went from $867 in 2015–2019 to $1,077 in 2020–2024 (+24.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

How many rentals in Glens Falls cost more than $2,000 a month?

4.6% of rented homes in Glens Falls have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 9.4% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Glens Falls higher than in Warren County?

In Glens Falls, median gross rent is not measurably different from Warren County ($1,105).

It is also lower than in New York ($1,621).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Glens Falls city, Warren County, New York (county subdivision:29333, in state:36 county:113).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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