Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Antwerp’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A+ for history; the weakest is a C− for walkability. Only 20 of New York’s 1,215 towns score higher on cost of living. Only 69 of New York’s 1,216 towns score higher on history. The biggest park or preserve is Pulpit Rock State Forest, at 1,589 acres. Antwerp has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Antwerp beats most towns.
Where Antwerp’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Antwerp is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,319 in 1820, a peak of 3,414 in 1880, 1,683 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1864 and 4 maps from 1911 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Antwerp, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Antwerp.
Its public schools are run by the Indian River Central School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 145 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
1.3% of Antwerp working residents work locally, below both New York’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (8%). The average trip to work in Antwerp is 27 minutes. The top destinations are Philadelphia (16%), Watertown (14%) and Watertown (7%).
| Antwerp | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 9.2% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Antwerp has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. At 80°F, Antwerp’s July high is where New York’s towns sit at 81°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 5 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Antwerp.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
20% of Antwerp adults binge drink. Antwerp beats the New York average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 40% of Antwerp adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Antwerp | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 33% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Antwerp | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.4% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.3% | 17.2% |
| More adults with obesity | 40.3% | 28.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
18 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Antwerp | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.5% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pulpit Rock State Forest | — | 1,589 |
| 2. Oxbow Community Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Antwerp; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Antwerp residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
5 notable people were born in Antwerp.
Town in New York, United States
Antwerp is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 1,683 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Antwerp, Belgium, the home of the early investors in the town, who had organized under the name of the Antwerp Company. The town of Antwerp contains a village also called Antwerp. The town is at the eastern corner of the county and is northeast of Watertown.
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6 towns share a border with Antwerp.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antwerp | — | — | A | — | C+ | C+ |
| Theresa | #492 | C+ | B+ | — | C+ | B |
| Rossie | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wilna | — | — | B | — | B− | — |
| Philadelphia | — | — | B | — | C+ | B |
| Fowler | — | — | A− | — | C− | D |
| Diana | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
Antwerp, Philadelphia, Fowler and Diana have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Antwerp, Theresa, Wilna, Philadelphia, Fowler and Diana report no FBI crime data of their own. Rossie and Wilna aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Antwerp with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
5 notable people were born here, including Cassius Marcellus Coolidge and Albert Woolson.
