2025 Compare Cities Commuting:
Glens Falls, NY vs Syracuse, NY

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- The average commute for residents of Syracuse is 2.3% shorter than it is for residents of Glens Falls.
- 81.7% more residents of Syracuse work from home compared to residents of Glens Falls.
 Glens Falls, NYSyracuse, NYUnited States
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 Commute Mode
 Glens Falls, NYSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Auto (alone)79.2%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock9.4%8.6%
 Mass Transit1.3%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.9%0.5%
 Walk4.0%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock7.8%9.7%
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 Glens Falls, NYSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.9.3%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock14.3%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.18.8%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock25.9%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.6.4%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock3.4%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.8.8%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock0.9%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.2.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock2.5%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.3.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock0.9%2.9%
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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Reviews for Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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