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Real estate agents and brokers in the Glens Falls, NY metro area

How the Glens Falls, NY metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #71 of 387 scored metro areas
#12 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York

Listings
136
5 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
15
−25.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$955.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $17,497 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
129
29% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.9
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
124,373
−1.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 136 real estate agents and brokers in the Glens Falls metro area. 5 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 4% across the U.S. That comes to 24.9 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

At $17,497 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in the Glens Falls metro area spend about $955.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 29% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in.

In 2023, official counts showed 15 businesses with payroll in the Glens Falls metro area classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers, down 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,640 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Glens Falls metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in the Glens Falls metro area is 64 (upper middle), #71 of 387 scored metro areas and #12 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Glens Falls metro area compares

The same measures for New York and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Real estate agents and brokers in Glens Falls, NY metro area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureGlens Falls metro areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.926.430.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)129132100
Households per official establishment3,6401,170788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−25.0%+7.2%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$17,497$19,048$16,661
Median household income$75,836$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6466

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15−25.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
75
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
1365 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
175The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Glens Falls metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Glens Falls metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
124,373−1.9% since 2020
Households
54,602
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,698 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$75,836+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,103
Median home value
$232,500
Jobs located here
49,038
Daytime population
117,382Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring metro areas in New York for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in New York, with the Glens Falls metro area marked.

Top metro areas in New York

Metro areas in New York ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY7784122.0157+1.9%#15 of 387
2Binghamton, NY7412111.8259−1.3%#22 of 387
3Elmira, NY733810.8280−3.9%#25 of 387
4Utica-Rome, NY7315813.1237−2.0%#28 of 387
5Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY7283816.7191−0.8%#31 of 387
6Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY7265125.5142+3.0%#34 of 387
7Ithaca, NY708519.6167−1.4%#38 of 387
8Kingston, NY7018725.2137+1.1%#41 of 387
9Syracuse, NY6852719.4166−1.3%#46 of 387
10Rochester, NY6791120.4159−0.7%#50 of 387
12Glens Falls, NY6413624.9129−1.9%#71 of 387

Other business types in the Glens Falls metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Glens Falls, NY metro area?

The Glens Falls metro area has 136 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, down 25.0% from 2019.

How much do households in the Glens Falls, NY metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $955.4M a year, or $17,497 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 136 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 29% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,602 households in the Glens Falls metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Glens Falls, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

The Glens Falls metro area has 24.9 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 129, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Glens Falls metro area would have about 175, against 136 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,640 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count fell 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Glens Falls, NY metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Glens Falls metro area at 124,373 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,602 households. The median household income in the Glens Falls metro area is $75,836 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Glens Falls metro area scores 64 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #71 of 387 scored metro areas.

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