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Real estate businesses in the Gloversville, NY area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for real estate businesses in the Gloversville, NY area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #78 of 536 scored small-town markets
#9 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York

Listings
40
3 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$377.7M
On rent and homeowner costs · $16,518 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
218
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.5
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
52,216
−1.6% 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

Households in the Gloversville area spend about $377.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $16,518 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.2 times the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.

The Gloversville area has 40 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 6% across the U.S. That is 17.5 per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Gloversville area was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 1,345 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 193 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Gloversville area declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For real estate businesses, the Gloversville area has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #78 of 536 scored small-town markets and #9 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.

How the Gloversville 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 in Gloversville, NY area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureGloversville areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.531.838.5
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)218138100
Households per official establishment1,345456414
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.7%+15.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$16,518$19,048$16,661
Median household income$66,533$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6661

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17
Employees, 2023
44
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
193Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
403 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
87The 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 real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in the Gloversville 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 Gloversville area

Population, 2025 estimate
52,216−1.6% since 2020
Households
22,866
Median age
44.8
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
496 sq. mi.
People per square mile
106
Median household income
$66,533+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,340
Median home value
$163,100
Jobs located here
16,231
Daytime population
46,527Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in New York for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in New York, with the Gloversville area marked.

Top small-town markets in New York

Small-town markets in New York ranked for real estate businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Seneca Falls, NY81118.1475−1.7%#3 of 536
2Batavia, NY81228.8444+0.2%#4 of 536
3Corning, NY784712.0321−1.6%#17 of 536
4Amsterdam, NY773015.3249+1.1%#20 of 536
5Massena-Ogdensburg, NY764911.8319−2.5%#24 of 536
6Auburn, NY764313.6284−2.3%#25 of 536
7Olean, NY743711.6314−2.1%#33 of 536
8Cortland, NY692613.7284−1.9%#53 of 536
9Gloversville, NY664017.5218−1.6%#78 of 536
10Plattsburgh, NY646920.6191−2.0%#94 of 536

Other business types in the Gloversville area

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

Questions

How many real estate businesses are in the Gloversville, NY area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 real estate businesses in the Gloversville area. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023. Official counts also show 193 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $377.7M a year, or $16,518 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 40 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.2 times 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 businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,866 households in the Gloversville area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Gloversville, NY area compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?

The Gloversville area has 17.5 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 218, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, the Gloversville area would have about 87, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,345 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S.

How fast is the Gloversville, NY area growing?

Population estimates put the Gloversville area at 52,216 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,866 households. Median household income in the Gloversville area is $66,533, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Gloversville area scores 66 for real estate businesses (upper middle), #78 of 536 scored small-town markets.

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