2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
New Fairfield, CT vs Glens Falls, NY

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Is it cheaper to live in Glens Falls or is it cheaper to live in New Fairfield?
- Glens Falls is 29.0% less expensive than New Fairfield.

Which city has more affordable housing, Glens Falls or New Fairfield?
- Glens Falls housing costs are 58.2% less expensive than New Fairfield housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in New Fairfield or is Health Care more affordable in Glens Falls.
- Health related expenses are 9.1% less in Glens Falls.
 New Fairfield, CTGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 Overall  Unlock98.4100
 Food & Groceries105.2  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock115.2100
 Housing145.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$200,200$338,100
 Utilities117  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock86.9100
 Miscellaneous161.9  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for New Fairfield    1 Reviews

I think new fairfield is a great place to raise kids!!! as a kid who was raised here. Do other kids in my town feel the same way? "Hell NO!" every kid in my town with  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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