MorrisonvilleNY
Home to 1,950 people, the town was settled in 1851.
Is Morrisonville a good place to live?
27% of residents are 65 or older in Morrisonville, where New York’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%. We don’t grade Morrisonville yet; the figures below are still real.
Morrisonville has grown 23% from 2010 to 2020
1,545 counted in 2010 and 1,893 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Moving to Morrisonville: who provides what
Morrisonville is unincorporated, so Clinton 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Morrisonville.
Zillow puts the typical Morrisonville home at about $264K
Typical home values rose 4.2% in the year to September 2026. Morrisonville: 73% of households are owner-occupiers.
| Morrisonville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 73% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,103 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Morrisonville stands out in New York and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
Since 2013, Morrisonville has added 171 jobs, to 336 in 2023. The town’s mean commuting time comes in at 19 minutes. The top destinations are Plattsburgh (28%), Plattsburgh (28%) and Beekmantown (4%). The share of residents in Morrisonville who live below the poverty line: 4.6%.
| Morrisonville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Older than New York overall
Among residents in Morrisonville, 23% are under 18. Four-year graduates: 31% of adults 25 and older here, 40% across New York. In Morrisonville, the median age is 43.6 years.
| Morrisonville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 43.6 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.2 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Morrisonville | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.3% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.7% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 1.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.9% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.2% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.8% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.8% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.8% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.5% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.3% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.3% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.4% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.9% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
The climate in Morrisonville brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to 9° and about 107 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Morrisonville is
One in ten adults worry about having enough food in Morrisonville. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Morrisonville is ahead of New York on 9 and behind on 3. In Morrisonville, 9.6% of adults have diabetes, and 15% say their health is fair or poor.
| Morrisonville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Morrisonville | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.9% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 4.9% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Morrisonville has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Morrisonville, 77% come from inland flooding and 6% from earthquakes. On expected storm and flood damage, Morrisonville sits below 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Morrisonville, 1.2% of the land is conserved
In Morrisonville, the trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile. Across 2 parks and preserves: 3.1 miles of trail.
| Morrisonville | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. LaPierre Lane Riverway Park | 0.3 mi | 6 |
| 2. East Morrisonville Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Morrisonville
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Morrisonville
About 3 of every 100 Morrisonville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
98% of working residents leave Morrisonville for work
Where Morrisonville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Morrisonville
Census-designated place in New York, United States
Morrisonville is a hamlet and census-designated place in Clinton County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Morrisonville had a population of 1,893. Morrisonville is divided between the towns of Plattsburgh and Schuyler Falls by the Saranac River, which defines the boundary between the two towns. The community is west of the city of Plattsburgh .
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- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 361 ft
- ZIP code
- 12962
Morrisonville’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Morrisonville.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrisonville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Plattsburgh | #474 | C+ | B− | — | C+ | B |
| Schuyler Falls | #429 | B− | B | — | C+ | B+ |
| Plattsburgh West | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Plattsburgh and Schuyler Falls report no FBI crime data of their own. Morrisonville and Plattsburgh West aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Morrisonville with a neighbor →
Questions about Morrisonville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Morrisonville, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Morrisonville yet; the figures below are still real.