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Boston, MA vs Glens Falls, NY

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Highlights
- Glens Falls is 0% more densely populated than Boston.
- People are 34.2% more likely to be married in Glens Falls.
- The Median Age is 4.0 years older in Glens Falls.
 Boston, MAGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock14,784329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 2010621,053  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,354285,036,114
 Population - 1990574,283  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-1.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now20.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,839.093.4
 Land Area48.3  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Boston, MAGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 207.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3423.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Boston, MAGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 White44.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.7%12.2%
 Asian9.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Boston, MAGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 Married Population33.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.2%50.2%
 Never Married55.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.182.60
 Households271,950  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,59680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households143,803  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children18.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Boston    122 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

health care in the country, plenty of jobs, gorgeous architecture, cool neighborhoods, lots of great restaurants, and always something to do. The beautiful coast, the  More

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I've lived in/near Boston my whole life almost. It has many pros such as a big city feel, extremely safe, reliable train transportation, great food. However any pro  More

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I moved to MA from the country of Georgia in eastern Europe. Then traveled quite a bit in the U.S. Boston definitely has its own flavor. Suburbs offer okay schools,  More

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Reviews for Glens Falls    8 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Glens Falls is a very courteous small city. I read somewhere it is the safest city for its size in U.S. Real estate very cheap ( nice 4 bedroom house for under  More

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I moved to Glens Falls in 2009 from downstate, sucked in by their new facade and tempted by the surprisingly low cost of real estate. There's a reason why this area's  More

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Over 14 years ago

I used to seriously dislike living near here. The town used to be falling apart, with no future, and not much to do. It has changed greatly in the past decade, from  More

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