Louisa High School is a historic high school building located at Louisa, Louisa County, Virginia. It was designed by noted Richmond architect Charles M. Robinson and built in 1907, as a 1 1/2-story, stone building.

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About Louisa

Town in Virginia, United States

1873Established

1,987Population

1.8 sq miArea

466 ftElevation

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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Town numbers

ZIP code23093

Area code540

Living in Louisa

Housing in Louisa

$381K▲ 3.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Louisa home is worth about $381,000, up 3.4% in a year, 8% below the Virginia typical home.

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Safety in Louisa

B⁻

Safety Grade B-

Louisa reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 55% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Louisa 3.1

Virginia 2.1

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Louisa 5.3

Virginia 13.9

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Louisa

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Most working residents leave Louisa for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Charlottesville (4%), University of Virginia (3%) and Pantops (3%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Charlottesville

University of Virginia

Pantops

Orange

10%Work in townlive and work in Louisa 27 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 1,207Jobs based herea job hub

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Health in Louisa

C⁺

Health Grade C+

Healthier than 39% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 54% of towns with similar incomes.

Compared with Virginia

10worse than VA

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.

Conditions 7▼ 5 close Habits all close Care 1▼ 6 close Mind 2▼ 3 close Everyday needs all close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

21%More older adults who have lost all their teethVA 11.1% · worse 4.4%More adults who have had a strokeVA 3.3% · worse 8%More adults with COPDVA 6.2% · worse

Care nearby

Sentara Martha Jefferson HospitalCharlottesville · 24.1 mi · ER

Cvhs-LouisaLouisa · 1.6 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Louisa

Low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 31% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌀 Hurricanes🏚️ Earthquakes

0Does Louisa flood?no paid flood claims on record 5Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Louisa

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Climate in Louisa

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Louisa has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

48° / 27°Winter

68° / 43°Spring

86° / 63°Summer

69° / 45°Fall