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Louisa

A city of 2,580 people in Kentucky
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Conserved land0.1%1 of 1,439 acres
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About Louisa

City in Kentucky, United States
1822Established
2,679Population
2.3 sq miArea
584 ftElevation

Louisa is a home-rule class city in Lawrence County, Kentucky, United States, of which it is the county seat. It is at the merger of the Levisa and Tug Forks into the Big Sandy River, which forms part of the state's border with West Virginia. The population was 2,679 at the 2020 census.

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ZIP code41230
Area code606
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Housing in Louisa

$151K▼ 0.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Louisa home is worth about $151,000, down 0.8% in a year, 35% below the Kentucky typical home.

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Safety in Louisa

B−

Safety Grade B-

Louisa reports less crime per resident than 54% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Kentucky has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Louisa sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000
Louisa 2.4
Kentucky 2.1
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Louisa 11.7
Kentucky 12.8
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade C+

The public schools Louisa’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 64% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#58Best public schoolsof 126 in KY
DistrictLawrence CountySchools5

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within KY. Ratings are from neighbors.

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