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A town of 2,974, established in 1810.
Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 97% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C−, ranked 618th of 745 in New York. Its lowest everyday mark is in health: residents are less healthy than 72% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. A typical home there costs about $198K, 3.1 years of the Massena area’s $63K median household income. 16% of the land in Louisville is conserved, against 5.2% in New York’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Wilson Hill Wildlife Management Area, 4,010 acres with 2.9 miles of trail. Louisville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 85% of U.S. towns.
Where Louisville beats most towns.
Where Louisville’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 Louisville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 831 in 1820, a low of 831 in 1820, 3,050 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1905 and 3 maps from 1905 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Louisville, 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 Louisville.
Louisville sends most of its workers to Massena and beyond, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Louisville has 214 jobs for its 1,168 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 412 in 2013 to 214.
Most working residents leave Louisville for work: only 5% work in town. Louisville’s average trip to work is 21 minutes, where New York’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Since 2013, Louisville has lost 198 jobs, to 214 in 2023.
| Louisville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $91,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Massena Central School District. Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Massena Senior High School, with 743 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massena Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 743 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wilson Hill Wildlife Management Area | 2.9 mi | 4,010 |
| 2. Coles Creek State Park | — | 1,056 |
| 3. Croil Island State Park | — | 705 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 9,801 U.S. towns with household incomes like Louisville’s, it is less healthy than 89%, so it trails even them.
43% of adults have obesity in Louisville. Louisville beats the New York average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 38% of adults have high blood pressure in Louisville.
| Louisville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 33% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| What stands out | Louisville | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.3% | 7.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (39% statewide). 41% of Louisville adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Louisville has lost 2.4% of its people since 2020, down to 2,974 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Louisville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 44.9 years | 42.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 20% | 22% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Louisville | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.9% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.5% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.1% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.5% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.2% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.8% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.9% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.9% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 10.3% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.9% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.1% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.7% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,000, single groups can be off by several points
Louisville has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Louisville is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 1985, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Louisville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Louisville’s median rent is $843 a month.
| Louisville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $843 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Louisville; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Louisville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
Town in New York, United States
Louisville is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 3,145 at the 2010 census. The town is reportedly named after King Louis XIV of France, but is pronounced as "Lewis-ville." The Town of Louisville is at the northern border of the county and is west of Village of Massena.
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3 towns share a border with Louisville.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | #618 | C− | B | — | B− | C |
| Norfolk | #400 | B− | A− | A+ | C | C− |
| Massena | #628 | C− | B | — | B− | C− |
| Waddington | — | — | B+ | — | C+ | C+ |
Waddington has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Louisville, Massena and Waddington report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Louisville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Louisville grades C− overall, better than 21% of U.S. towns and #618 of 745 in New York. It grades C for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
The typical home is worth about $198,000, 62% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
Louisville was established in 1810. 2 notable people were born here, including Patrick Martin and Robert S. Murphy.