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9.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Brasher Falls, where New York’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 29%. Brasher Falls has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Brasher Falls beats most towns.
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The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1865.
Brasher Falls is unincorporated, so St. Lawrence County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
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The typical Brasher Falls home is worth about $144,000, up 6.6% in a year, 73% below the New York typical home. 60% of Brasher Falls households own their home, below both New York’s towns (75%) and U.S. towns (73%).
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Brasher Falls has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Brasher Falls’ July high is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Brasher Falls for work: only 5% work in town. The average trip to work in Brasher Falls is 19 minutes. The top destinations are Potsdam (18%), Massena (18%) and Brasher (8%).
| Brasher Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.5% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
42% of adults have obesity in Brasher Falls. Only 8 of the 756 New York towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Brasher Falls. 13% of adults have diabetes in Brasher Falls.
| Brasher Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 33% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 81% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Brasher Falls | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.9% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Brasher Falls.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Brasher Falls
About 10 of every 100 Brasher Falls residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Brasher Falls is the largest hamlet and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Brasher in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Brasher Falls had a population of 674. The community is in northeastern St. Lawrence County, in the southwestern corner of the town of Brasher. It is bordered to the west by Winthrop in the town of Stockholm, and to the south by the town of Lawrence. It sits on both sides of the St. Regis River, which drops 25 feet (7.6 m) in elevation through the hamlet, on its way north to join the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. New York State Route 11C runs through Brasher Falls, leading southwest through Winthrop 4 miles (6 km) to U…
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Brasher Falls has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.