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A town of 2,525, established in 1818. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Pierrepont gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $131K, 2.1 years of the Massena area’s $63K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 438th among New York's 745 graded towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Taylor Creek State Forest, 1,742 acres with 1 miles of trail. Among 758 New York towns, just 10 have a lower January low than Pierrepont.
Where Pierrepont beats most towns.
Pierrepont Town BuildingsWhere Pierrepont’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 Pierrepont is from typical.
Its best grade is an A− for history (established 1818; 2 places on the National Register; 3 notable people born here), which describes the town but isn’t part of the overall grade; its C+ comes from the livability subjects above.
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Census counts: 235 in 1820, a low of 235 in 1820, 2,523 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1915 and 2 maps from 1910 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pierrepont, 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 Pierrepont.
Pierrepont has homes that are cheap against local pay and sends most of its workers to Potsdam and beyond.
Pierrepont has 243 jobs for its 1,035 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 23.8 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
2.3% of Pierrepont working residents work locally, below both the New York town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Jobs based in Pierrepont grew to 243 in 2023, 88 more than in 2013. 4.8% of Pierrepont residents live below the poverty line.
| Pierrepont | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.8% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $93,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
11 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Glenmeal State Forest | 1.1 mi | 818 |
| 2. Taylor Creek State Forest | 1 mi | 1,742 |
| 3. Crary Mills State Forest | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Pierrepont has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. At 79°F, Pierrepont’s July high is below both New York’s towns (81°F) and U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Pierrepont beats the New York average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 20% of adults binge drink in Pierrepont.
| Pierrepont | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Pierrepont | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.4% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.3% | 17.2% |
| More adults with obesity | 38.7% | 28.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 55% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 2.1 years of the Massena area’s $63K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 86% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its B for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $2,898, against $6,582 across New York, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
4 within 15 miles of the center of Pierrepont
About 4 of every 100 Pierrepont residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
2 places in Pierrepont on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Pierrepont.
Town in New York, United States
Pierrepont (traditionally spelled Pierpont) is a town and hamlet in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 2,523. It was named after Hezekiah Pierrepont, the early owner of much of the town's territory. The Town of Pierrepont is centrally located in the county and is southeast of Canton. A hamlet of the same name is in the town of Pierrepont. Pierrepont Manor, however, is located in Jefferson County.
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6 towns share a border with Pierrepont.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrepont | #438 | C+ | B | — | B− | B |
| Parishville | — | — | B | — | B+ | B− |
| Clare | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Potsdam | #404 | B− | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| Russell | — | — | A− | — | C− | C |
| Hannawa Falls | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Canton | #447 | C+ | C+ | — | B− | B |
Parishville and Russell have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Pierrepont, Parishville, Potsdam, Russell and Canton report no FBI crime data of their own. Clare and Hannawa Falls aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Pierrepont with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Pierrepont grades C+ overall, better than 44% of U.S. towns and #438 of 745 in New York. It grades B for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
The typical home is worth about $131,000, 75% 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.
Pierrepont was established in 1818 and has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places. 3 notable people were born here, including Irving Bacheller and Albert P. Crary.
