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Gloversville city
Fulton County · Mohawk Valley · population 14,894 (2024)
C
54.1 / 100
readiness · coverage 100% · curved within band 5,000 and over
Five numbers
Median home value $106,400
Median gross rent $903
Drive to New York City 4 h 2 min
Main street businesses 133
Housing units permitted 0
Six factors
Each factor is the mean of its usable inputs; a missing or suppressed input is left out and lowers coverage. Open a card for every input, its raw value, the curve applied and the points it contributes.
Access weight 25% 34 / 100
How easy it is to reach the city, a regional hub and a train.
| Input | Value | Normalised | Points | Period · source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drive to New York City drive_min_nyc: lower is better; scores 1 at 60 min or less, falling in a straight line to 0 at 240 min. | 4 h 2 min | 0.00 | 0.0 | 2026-09 · osrm |
| Drive to nearest regional hub drive_min_regional_hub: lower is better; scores 1 at 15 min or less, falling in a straight line to 0 at 90 min. | 1 h 9 min | 0.28 | 2.4 | 2026-09 · osrm |
| Nearest rail station miles_to_rail_station: lower is better; scores 1 at 2 mi or less, falling in a straight line to 0 at 30 mi. | 9.2 mi | 0.74 | 6.2 | 2026 · rail |
Building stock weight 15% 96 / 100
Whether there is a pre-war fabric worth restoring.
| Input | Value | Normalised | Points | Period · source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1940 pre1940_share: higher is better; scores 1 at 0.6 or more, falling in a straight line to 0 at 0.1. | 56.1% | 0.92 | 6.9 | 2020-2024 · acs |
| Historic district present has_nrhp_district: 1 when a National Register historic district lies within the place, otherwise 0. | Yes | 1.00 | 7.5 | 2026 · nrhp |
Main street weight 15% 39 / 100
How much storefront activity already exists per resident.
| Input | Value | Normalised | Points | Period · source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Businesses per 1,000 residents osm_business_per_1k: higher is better; scores 1 at 20 per 1,000 or more, falling in a straight line to 0 at 2 per 1,000. | 8.9 per 1,000 | 0.38 | 5.8 | 2026-09 · osm |
Price headroom weight 15% 91 / 100
Whether prices leave room to rise without having already been found.
| Input | Value | Normalised | Points | Period · source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value median_home_value divided by metro_median_home_value. price ratio to the metro median: cheapest is not best: a town priced well below its metro has headroom, one priced far below it has no demand yet, and one at or above it has already been found; scores 1 at 0.6, and 0 at or below 0.25 and at or above 1.2, with straight lines between. | $106,400 | 0.91 | 13.7 | 2020-2024 · acs |
| Metro median home value | $163,100 | context | — | 2020-2024 · acs |
Services weight 15% 78 / 100
Broadband, families with children, and a hospital within reach.
| Input | Value | Normalised | Points | Period · source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadband subscription broadband_100_share: higher is better; scores 1 at 0.9 or more, falling in a straight line to 0 at 0.5. | 73.1% | 0.58 | 2.9 | 2020-2024 · acs |
| Share under 18 under_18_share: higher is better; scores 1 at 0.25 or more, falling in a straight line to 0 at 0.12. | 21.9% | 0.76 | 3.8 | 2020-2024 · acs |
| Hospital within 20 minutes hospital_within_20min: 1 when a hospital is within a 20-minute drive, otherwise 0. | Yes | 1.00 | 5.0 | 2026-09 · osrm |
Civic capacity weight 15% 0 / 100
Whether the state has backed the downtown with a revitalization award.
| Input | Value | Normalised | Points | Period · source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest downtown award dri_award_amount: higher is better; scores 1 at 1e+07 USD or more, falling in a straight line to 0 at 0 USD. | $0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 2016-2025 · dri |
| Latest award year dri_award_year: 1 when the award is at most 3 years old, fading in a straight line to 0.3 at 10 years and staying there. | not applicable | — | — |
More figures
Median household income $51,556
Vacant housing share 11.8%
Poverty rate 17.6%
Population change since 2020 -1.3%
Units permitted per 1,000 residents 1.7 per 1,000
Historic districts 2
Drive to nearest regional hub 1 h 9 min
Drive to nearest hospital 5 min
State downtown awards 0
Zillow home value index $184,930
Peers
Mohawk Valley towns in the same population band (5,000 and over), by readiness.
| # | Town | Population | Grade | Readiness | Home value | Drive to NYC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herkimer | 7,254 | C | 61.5 | $133,200 | 4 h 32 min |
| 2 | Amsterdam | 18,169 | C | 61.3 | $137,900 | 3 h 40 min |
| 3 | Rome | 31,990 | C | 59.5 | $154,400 | 5 h 10 min |
| 4 | Gloversville | 14,894 | C | 54.1 | $106,400 | 4 h 2 min |
| 5 | Johnstown | 8,027 | D | 48.8 | $157,800 | 3 h 57 min |
| 6 | Ilion | 7,559 | D | 48.6 | $108,700 | 4 h 35 min |
| 7 | Oneonta | 15,679 | F | 38.3 | $184,100 | 3 h 55 min |
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Sources for this page
Every figure above comes from one of these files, pulled on the date shown. The key is the exact snapshot in our archive.
| Source | Period | Pulled | Figures | Snapshot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Community Survey 5-year estimates | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Homes built before 1940 | raw/acs/2026-09-18/acs5_2024_B25034_place.json |
| American Community Survey 5-year estimates | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Metro median home value | raw/acs/2026-09-18/acs5_2024_B25077_cbsa.json |
| American Community Survey 5-year estimates | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Median home value | raw/acs/2026-09-18/acs5_2024_B25077_place.json |
| American Community Survey 5-year estimates | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Share under 18 | raw/acs/2026-09-18/acs5_2024_B09001_place.json |
| American Community Survey 5-year estimates | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Median gross rent | raw/acs/2026-09-18/acs5_2024_B25064_place.json |
| American Community Survey 5-year estimates | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Median household income | raw/acs/2026-09-18/acs5_2024_B19013_place.json |
| American Community Survey 5-year estimates | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Vacant housing share | raw/acs/2026-09-18/acs5_2024_B25002_place.json |
| American Community Survey 5-year estimates | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Poverty rate | raw/acs/2026-09-18/acs5_2024_B17001_place.json |
| Building Permits Survey, place-level annual (Northeast region) | 2025 | 2026-09-18 | Housing units permitted, Units permitted per 1,000 residents | raw/permits/2026-09-18/ne2025a.txt |
| Downtown Revitalization Initiative and NY Forward awards | 2016-2025 | 2026-09-18 | Latest downtown award, State downtown awards | raw/dri/2026-09-18/manifest.json |
| National Register of Historic Places, spatial data | 2026 | 2026-09-18 | Historic district present, Historic districts | raw/nrhp/2026-09-18/ny_districts_polygons.json |
| OpenStreetMap via Overpass API | 2026-09 | 2026-09-18 | Businesses per 1,000 residents, Main street businesses | raw/osm/2026-09-18/3629443.json |
| OSRM routing (public demo server) | 2026-09 | 2026-09-18 | Drive to New York City, Drive to nearest regional hub, Hospital within 20 minutes, Drive to nearest hospital | raw/osrm/2026-09-18/3629443.json |
| Population Estimates, sub-county (cities and towns) | 2020-2024 | 2026-09-18 | Population change since 2020 | raw/popest/2026-09-18/sub-est2024.csv |
| Rail stations (Amtrak and Metro-North) | 2026 | 2026-09-18 | Nearest rail station | raw/rail/2026-09-18/amtrak_stations.json |
| Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) and Observed Rent Index (ZORI), city level | 2026-08 | 2026-09-18 | Zillow home value index | raw/zillow/2026-09-18/zhvi_city.csv |
Score computed 2026-09-18 with methodology v1. Something wrong? Send a correction.