Best PlacesLittle Bow, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Little Bow, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Little Bow ranks 42,198th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Little Bow
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Little Bow's strengths and weaknesses
Where Little Bow ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 83% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 81% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 73% of towns
Where Little Bow ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
- Household income$44,411 median, better than only 7% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 10% of towns
Who lives in Little Bow
Little Bow runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Little Bow.
Who works in Little Bow, and how
Work in Little Bow centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Little Bow
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Little Bow.
What the weather is like in Little Bow, month by month
Little Bow sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 29, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 20° | 12° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 35° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 62° | 50° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Little Bow
The nearest airport, Ogdensburg International, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Bradley International, about 220 miles away.
The best schools in and around Little Bow
Schools across Little Bow average a B−, better than 72% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Gouverneur Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gouverneur Middle SchoolD · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Gouverneur High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Little Bow school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Little Bow measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Little Bow against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Little Bow
Is Little Bow a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Little Bow ranks 42,198th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, quiet, and heat safety, and lowest on civic engagement and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Little Bow safe?
Yes, Little Bow is safer than 60% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $267 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Little Bow?
July highs average about 83 degrees, and January highs near 29 with lows near 12. That works out to about 74 pleasant days a year, more than 35% of towns.
Compare Little Bow with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Little Bow. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Little Bow represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Little Bow detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Little Bow: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Little Bow: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Little Bow: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Little Bow: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Little Bow detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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