Department of Numbers

Glens Falls, New York Home Affordability

The data below measures home affordability for the Glens Falls, New York metropolitan area using price-to-income and price-to-rent metrics. The maximum affordable loan amount for the median household income is also calculated.

Glens Falls, New York Home Price-to-Income Index

The current price-to-income ratio for Glens Falls is 3.07 as determined by June 2010 Realtor median sales prices. The chart below shows a history of the ratio as an index calculated from the Federal Housing Finance Agency's Glens Falls HPI series.1 Median household income data for Glens Falls is from the Census American Community Survey.2

Price-to-Income: FHFA

Note: Index set to 100 in Q1 of 2000

Glens Falls, New York Home Price-to-Income Index History

Date FHFA
June 2010 162.3
March 2010 159.8
December 2009 158.6
September 2009 163.3
June 2009 161.0

Glens Falls, New York Home Price-to-Rent Index

The current price-to-rent ratio for Glens Falls is 17.6 as determined by June 2010 Realtor median sales prices. This ratio is calculated using household size adjusted median contract rent for Glens Falls. The chart below shows an index of the rent ratio calculated from the metro FHFA HPI series and the Glens Falls median contract rent data from the Census ACS.

Price-to-Rent: FHFA

Note: Index set to 100 in Q1 of 2000

Glens Falls, New York Home Price-to-Rent Index History

Date FHFA
June 2010 146.2
March 2010 143.9
December 2009 142.8
September 2009 147.1
June 2009 145.0

Glens Falls, New York Inferred Affordable Mortgage

The inferred affordable mortgage is determined by taking the median household income for Glens Falls, New York and calculating the mortgage 30% of that income could afford. Traditionally, 30% of income is the maximum amount a homeowner could use towards a home loan. Inferred affordable loan values are calculated from ACS median household income and average monthly mortgage rates.

Inferred Affordable Mortgage

Date Inferred Mortgage
July 2010 $236,851
June 2010 $231,947
May 2010 $227,977
April 2010 $222,589
March 2010 $225,901
February 2010 $225,387
January 2010 $224,363
December 2009 $226,935
November 2009 $228,238
October 2009 $226,417
September 2009 $223,600
August 2009 $220,339
July 2009 $219,597

1. Specifically, FHFA data is from the non seasonally adjusted, all-transactions quarterly series.

2. Income data for the previous year is carried into the following year prior to the release of new income data.