South LockportNY
9,144 people call this town in New York home.
Is South Lockport a good place to live?
South Lockport’s typical rent is $711 a month, against $1,101 a month in New York’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. We don’t grade South Lockport yet; the figures below are still real.
South Lockport has grown 12% from 2010 to 2020
8,324 counted in 2010 and 9,355 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Niagara Falls and 41 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around South Lockport. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi WaterfallNiagara Falls
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaHighmark Stadium
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaRalph Wilson Stadium
20 mi WaterfallHorseshoe Falls
21 mi Stadium & arenaKeyBank Center
21 mi MuseumUSS The SullivansPhoto credits
Niagara Falls: Robert F. Tobler, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Highmark Stadium: James161723, CC0 · Ralph Wilson Stadium: User Evilarry on en.wikipedia, Public domain · Horseshoe Falls: Ujjwal Kumar, Public domain · KeyBank Center: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS The Sullivans: Unknown, Public domain
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Moving to South Lockport: who provides what
South Lockport is unincorporated, so Niagara 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 South Lockport.
With only 0.7 jobs per working resident, most people in South Lockport work out of town
Half the trips to work are shorter than 13 miles. The median household income in South Lockport is $56,000. For most workers, South Lockport is a place to come home to: only 5% work in town. 15% of residents live below the poverty line in the town.
| South Lockport | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $56,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
South Lockport has snowy winters and pleasant summers
In South Lockport, the typical July afternoon high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy South Lockport is
South Lockport beats the New York average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. Among adults locally, 39% have obesity. Two figures for adults in the town: 82% had a checkup this year, 31% feel lonely.
| South Lockport | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 81% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| What stands out | South Lockport | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.8% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.8% | 17.2% |
| More adults with obesity | 39% | 28.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in South Lockport is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 58% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 89% of South Lockport’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in South Lockport sells for about $289K
In South Lockport, 62% of households live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about South Lockport
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of South Lockport
About 3 of every 100 South Lockport residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
95% of working residents leave South Lockport for work
Where South Lockport’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About South Lockport
Census-designated place in New York, United States
South Lockport is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Lockport in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Lockport had a population of 9,355. It is part of the Buffalo–Niagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. South Lockport is south of the City of Lockport on New York State Route 78.
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- Area
- 5.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 633 ft
South Lockport’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with South Lockport.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Lockport | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lockport · Lockport | #389 | B− | B | — | C+ | C+ |
Lockport reports no FBI crime data of its own. South Lockport isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Lockport and Lockport are one community, graded once. Compare South Lockport with a neighbor →
Questions about South Lockport
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Is South Lockport, NY a good place to live?
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