Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Louisa’s best subject grade is a B+ for schools. 43% of households own their home in Louisa, where Virginia’s towns sit at 68% and U.S. towns at 73%. Among 87 Virginia towns, just 8 have a lower property crime rate than Louisa. Its National Register listings include Ionia and Louisa County Courthouse. Louisa has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Louisa beats most towns.
1,555 counted in 2010 and 1,987 in 2020; an estimated 2,244 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Louisa is from typical.
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Census counts: 315 in 1880, 1,987 in 2020. The archive holds 14 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and a map from 1970 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Louisa, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Louisa.
Most working residents leave Louisa for work: only 10% work in town. At $65,000, Louisa’s median household income is below both Virginia’s towns ($102,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Louisa’s average trip to work is 29 minutes.
| Louisa | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $65,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 10% | 17% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.6% | 4.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 69% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Louisa has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 25° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Louisa beats the Virginia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 40% of Louisa adults have high blood pressure.
| Louisa | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Louisa | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21% | 11.1% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.4% | 3.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 8% | 6.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 22% of residents (17% statewide). Louisa has grown 13% since 2020, to 2,244 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 34% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Louisa.
| Louisa | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 44% | 29% |
| Median age | 41.7 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 23% | 22% |
58% women, 42% men
About 72 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.2 points). Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 87% are women (VA 58%).
| Louisa | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.4% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.7% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.8% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.6% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.3% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.3% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.9% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.5% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 26% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.9% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.6% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,200, single groups can be off by several points
The violent crime rate in Louisa is 3.1 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical Louisa home is worth about $380,000, up 3.4% in a year, 8% below the Virginia typical home.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Louisa | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Town of Louisa Community Park | 0.2 mi | 13 |
| 2. Louisa Town Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Louisa; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Louisa residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Where Louisa’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Louisa on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Louisa.
Town in Virginia, United States
Louisa (originally Louisa Court House) is a town in Louisa County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,983 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Louisa County.
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Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
That is 4.4 years of the area's median household income ($86,689 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
5 notable people were born here, including Walter Hampden Overton and James Minor Quarles.
