2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Queensbury, NY vs Cheshire, CT

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Highlights
- Household income in Cheshire, is 60% more than it is in Queensbury and is 48% above the National Average.
- Queensbury unemployment rate is 5.7%.
- Cheshire unemployment rate is 5.2%.
 Queensbury, NYCheshire, CTUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock5.2%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth24.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes4.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$47,920  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$132,682$69,021
 Family Median Income$110,480  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Queensbury, NYCheshire, CTUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock2.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.3%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K9.3%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock27.8%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Queensbury, NYCheshire, CTUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock8.6%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock2.3%1.2%
 Education, library9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology9.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.1%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support22.5%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair6.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock6.7%13.1%
Reviews for Queensbury    5 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived here since October 2021, and I can’t wait to leave. This place is beyond boring. There aren’t many stores, and the mall they have is a run-down ghost town.  More

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Don't take it for granted. I was born(1980) and raised in Queensbury til 1998. I thought that the Glens Falls area sucked until I moved to Manchester NH. At first it  More

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Over 12 years ago

New York is too  More

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Reviews for Cheshire    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Overall excellent town for raising kids. When comparing towns look at the numbers, they take out any biases. You get the most for your family in  More

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Over 15 years ago

I love Cheshire because the people there are friendly,mind their own business and the town is so pretty! I live in Meriden and I go to Cheshire often just to relax.  More

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