Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. Overall it grades C−, 635th of 745 graded towns in New York. Its lowest everyday mark is in incomes: the median household income is $77K, and 13% of residents live below the poverty line. A typical home there costs about $164K, 2.6 years of the Massena area’s $63K median household income. Stockholm’s January low is 8°F, where New York’s towns sit at 16°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Buckton State Forest, at 1,075 acres with 1.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Stockholm has 1 place on the National Register.
Where Stockholm beats most towns.
Where Stockholm’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 Stockholm is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 822 in 1820, 3,816 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and a map from 1908 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Stockholm, 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 Stockholm.
Stockholm has 281 jobs for its 1,285 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 22.7 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
The top destinations are Potsdam (21%), Massena (15%) and Canton (8%). Most working residents leave Stockholm for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs in Stockholm grew by 105 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 281. Its mean commuting time stands at 23 minutes.
| Stockholm | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.3% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Across 5 parks and preserves: 29 miles of trail. The trail network density in Stockholm is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Stockholm | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.7% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fort Jackson State Forest | 3.8 mi | 903 |
| 2. Southville State Forest | 2.2 mi | 546 |
| 3. Buckton State Forest | 1.9 mi | 1,075 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For Stockholm, the peak summer temperature is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Of 32 CDC measures, Stockholm beats the New York average on 3 and trails it on 10. In Stockholm, 36% of adults have high blood pressure. Nearly a fifth of adults in Stockholm binge drink; 18% report frequent mental distress.
| Stockholm | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 33% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Stockholm | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.9% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 14.1% | 17.2% |
| More adults with obesity | 42% | 28.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The share of households in Stockholm who are owner-occupiers: 79%. For Stockholm, the median rent is $950 a month.
| Stockholm | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $950 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 79% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
One declared disaster, in 1999, has brought federal aid to Stockholm households. Compared with half of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher. FEMA puts 64% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 21% to cold waves. The national flood insurance program has paid 5 claims locally since 1996.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Stockholm
About 5 of every 100 Stockholm residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
4 notable people were born in Stockholm.
Town in New York, United States
Stockholm is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 3,665 at the 2010 census. The name was assigned by surveyors from Stockholm in Sweden. The town is in the northeastern part of the county and is northeast of Potsdam.
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6 towns share a border with Stockholm.
All 3 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its C−; Brasher (C−) is closest. Norfolk next door grades lower for schools (C to Stockholm’s B) and higher for cost of living (A− to C+).
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockholm | #635 | C− | C+ | — | B | C+ |
| Norfolk | #400 | B− | A− | A+ | C | C− |
| Potsdam | #404 | B− | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| Parishville | — | — | B | — | B+ | B− |
| Lawrence | — | — | A | — | B− | C |
| Brasher | #601 | C− | B+ | — | B− | C |
| Hopkinton | — | — | B | — | C+ | B− |
Parishville, Lawrence and Hopkinton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Stockholm, Potsdam, Parishville, Lawrence, Brasher and Hopkinton report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Stockholm with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Stockholm grades C− overall, better than 19% of U.S. towns and #635 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 $164,000, 69% 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 C+.
4 notable people were born here, including Calvin T. Hulburd and Andrew W. Barrett.
