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Saranac Lake, NY vs Glens Falls, NY

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- Glens Falls is 0% more densely populated than Saranac Lake.
- People are 2.1% more likely to be married in Glens Falls.
- The Median Age is 7.7 years younger in Glens Falls.
 Saranac Lake, NYGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock14,784329,725,481
 Female Population45.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population54.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 20105,421  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock14,354285,036,114
 Population - 19905,377  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-1.3%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock3,839.093.4
 Land Area2.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Saranac Lake, NYGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.7%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 649.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Saranac Lake, NYGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 White93.1%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.7%12.2%
 Asian0.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Saranac Lake, NYGlens Falls, NYUnited States
 Married Population43.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock41.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock55.2%50.2%
 Never Married42.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.8%10.8%
 Widowed3.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.182.60
 Households2,406  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,59680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children21.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock41.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,298  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock22.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children4.1%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Saranac Lake    3 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Saranac Lake is small but great. Great people, decent shopping, with good housing, it's great place to live, if you love the outdoors. It's cold....really cold in the  More

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Over 16 years ago

Saranac Lake is not only chilly but a great place to live. Dr. E.L. Trudeau knew what he was doing when he took a breath of this cold, crisp air way  More

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Small time living in a pristine environment of the Adirondack Park. Year-round theatre, good school system, postsecondary education, world-class research institution  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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