Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Little Falls’ subject grades are an A− for cost of living and a B+ for history; the weakest is a C for schools. 96% of households are owner-occupiers in Little Falls, where New York’s towns sit at 75% and U.S. towns at 73%. Little Falls has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Little Falls beats most towns.
Census counts: 5,387 in 1870, a peak of 13,029 in 1920, 4,605 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1831 and 3 maps from 1900 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Little Falls is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Little Falls, 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 Little Falls.
3% of working residents work locally in Little Falls. Since 2013, Little Falls has lost 45 jobs, to 189 in 2023. The median commute is under 19 miles. The top destinations are Herkimer (11%), Little Falls (10%) and Utica (9%).
| Little Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $72,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Little Falls City School District. The largest public high school is Little Falls High School, with 331 students. The 2 public schools in Little Falls teach 564 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Falls Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 233 | D |
| Little Falls High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 331 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
In Little Falls, 30% of adults get no exercise outside work. Of 32 CDC measures, Little Falls beats the New York average on 2 and trails it on 11.
| Little Falls | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 25% | 25% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Little Falls | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.2% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults lacking emotional support | 22.7% | 26.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical July afternoon high is 82°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Of the losses FEMA expects in Little Falls, 82% come from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2017.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Little Falls. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year5 mi LandmarkFort Dayton
31 mi National MonumentFort Stanwix National Monument78K visitors a year34 mi CaveHowe Caverns
18 mi Stadium & arenaUtica Memorial Auditorium
18 mi MuseumMunson-Williams-Proctor Arts InstituteNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Stanwix National Monument: NPS photo, Public domain · Utica Memorial Auditorium: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Little Falls
About 4 of every 100 Little Falls residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
13 notable people were born in Little Falls.
City in Herkimer County, New York
Little Falls is a city in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 4,605 at the time of the 2020 census, which is the second-smallest city population in the state, ahead of only the city of Sherrill. The city is built on both sides of the Mohawk River, at a point at which rapids had impeded travel upriver. Transportation through the valley was improved by construction of the Erie Canal, completed in 1825 and connecting the Great Lakes with the Hudson River. The city is located at the northeastern corner of the town of Little Falls and is east of Utica. Little Falls has a picturesque location on the slope of a narrow and rocky defile, through which the Mohawk River falls …
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13 notable people were born here, including George E. Wiley and William J. Scherle.
