Rank

3054of 3,144

Fulton, New York

Score 4.32 / 10· population 52,234

Fulton County, northwest of Albany, has 59% of its area in the Adirondack Park, and its two cities, Gloversville and Johnstown, grew up on glove and leather making. From 2020 to 2024 the county's median property tax bill was $3,364, above the US median of $3,119, though its median home, at $163,100, was worth about half the US figure. At 2020 to 2022 death rates, a baby born there could expect 75.0 years of life, against 79.4 statewide.

Sources
  • Fulton County is in the central part of the state, northwest of Albany ny.gov
  • 59% of the county sits within the Adirondack Park ny.gov
  • Gloversville and Johnstown are the county's two cities; the manufacturing of gloves and leather became the area's primary industry, and the two cities were once known as the glove and leather capital of the world ny.gov
  • ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024), table B25103: median real estate taxes paid were $3,364 in Fulton County and $3,119 in the United States api.censusreporter.org
  • ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024), table B25077: median home value was $163,100 in Fulton County and $332,700 in the United States (Fulton about 49% of the US figure) api.censusreporter.org
  • County Health Rankings 2025 data: life expectancy 75.0 years (74.99) in Fulton County and 79.4 years (79.35) in New York State countyhealthrankings.org
  • In County Health Rankings 2025, the life expectancy measure covers 2020-2022 (NCHS natality and mortality files, Census population estimates) countyhealthrankings.org

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Eleven factors

Government behavior

  1. Fraser Institute state ranking (state)4.4
  2. 2A (state)0.0
  3. GOP + LP vote for President6.8
  4. Sales tax2.7
  5. Property tax1.9

Environment

  1. Air quality6.5
  2. Floods / hurricanes3.4

Private behavior

  1. Homicide rate8.9
  2. Life expectancy4.8
  3. Government employees1.8
  4. Single-parent households5.2

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