The 10 Best Small Towns In Louisiana For 2024


The best small towns in Louisiana are Bayou Country Club and Paulina for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

By: Chris Kolmar | About HomeSnacks
Last Updated: January 12, 2024

You’ve seen these lists before. Best places to live in Louisiana. Best sururbs in Louisiana. Best counties in Louisiana.

Etc., etc., etc.

But they all focus on major cities and towns in the Pelican State, and no one pays attention to the little guy.

Well, that’s all about to change as we put together a list of the superb small towns in Louisiana based on numbers–not opinions or hearsay.

We’ll dive right into our methodology in the next section, but first, we thought you might want to know which places in Louisiana ranked the best based on Saturday Night Science.

Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table

The 15 Best Small Towns To Live In Louisiana For 2024

  1. Bayou Country Club
  2. Paulina
  3. Lafourche Crossing
  4. Bayou Gauche
  5. Presquille
  6. Choudrant
  7. Westlake
  8. Brusly
  9. Montz
  10. Bourg
  11. Norco
  12. Greenwood
  13. Swartz
  14. Benton
  15. Abita Springs

Best Small Towns To Live In Louisiana Map

What’s the best small town in Louisiana? Bayou Country Club is the best small town in Louisiana based on the most recent Census data. If you live in one of these small towns like Bayou Country Club, chances are, you’re not surprised. After all, you know how great you have it.

But for the rest of you–keep reading, and we’ll get to just why these small towns made our list.

For more reading on the Pelican State check out:

The 15 Best Small Towns In Louisiana For 2024

1. Bayou Country Club

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 1,271
Median Income: $105,083 (6th Best)
Median Home Value: $295,802 (6th Best)
Unemployment Rate: 0.0%

2. Paulina

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 2,051
Median Income: $106,756 (4th Best)
Median Home Value: $277,962 (9th Best)
Unemployment Rate: 0.0%

3. Lafourche Crossing

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 2,347
Median Income: $94,141 (14th Best)
Median Home Value: $264,443 (14th Best)
Unemployment Rate: 0.0%

4. Bayou Gauche

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 1,480
Median Income: $118,750 (2nd Best)
Median Home Value: $348,268 (1st Best)
Unemployment Rate: 0.0%

5. Presquille

Overall SnackAbility

2
/10

Population: 2,136
Median Income: $102,731 (9th Best)
Median Home Value: $258,613 (16th Best)
Unemployment Rate: 19.8%

6. Choudrant

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 1,395
Median Income: $69,313 (32nd Best)
Median Home Value: $236,704 (23rd Best)
Unemployment Rate: 1.4%

7. Westlake

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 4,847
Median Income: $63,841 (45th Best)
Median Home Value: $166,993 (60th Best)
Unemployment Rate: 1.0%

8. Brusly

Brusly, LA

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 2,585
Median Income: $105,363 (5th Best)
Median Home Value: $267,203 (13th Best)
Unemployment Rate: 18.5%

9. Montz

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 2,074
Median Income: $110,417 (3rd Best)
Median Home Value: $277,509 (10th Best)
Unemployment Rate: 0.6%

10. Bourg

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 2,010
Median Income: $97,594 (11th Best)
Median Home Value: $219,526 (31st Best)
Unemployment Rate: 0.8%

11. Norco

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 2,848
Median Income: $70,492 (27th Best)
Median Home Value: $202,929 (36th Best)
Unemployment Rate: 3.0%

12. Greenwood

Greenwood, LA

Source: Wikipedia User Billy Hathorn | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 3,149
Median Income: $63,696 (46th Best)
Median Home Value: $228,377 (27th Best)
Unemployment Rate: 0.4%

13. Swartz

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 4,803
Median Income: $68,925 (33rd Best)
Median Home Value: $177,803 (51st Best)
Unemployment Rate: 0.4%

14. Benton

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 2,386
Median Income: $70,471 (28th Best)
Median Home Value: $328,237 (2nd Best)
Unemployment Rate: 2.0%

15. Abita Springs

Abita Springs, LA

Source: Wikipedia User Infrogmation of New Orleans | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 2,639
Median Income: $80,212 (19th Best)
Median Home Value: $269,151 (11th Best)
Unemployment Rate: 3.1%

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Methodology: How We Determined The Coolest Towns In Louisiana

We threw a lot of criteria at this report to get the best, most complete results of the best small towns in Louisiana possible.

Using the most recent data from the Census’s 2018-2022 American Community Survey, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Saturday Night Science, this is the criteria we used:

  • Population Density (Higher is better)
  • Lowest Unemployment Rates
  • Housing costs (Higher is better. More demand.)
  • Adjusted Median Income (Higher is better)
  • Highly Educated Adults (Higher is better)
  • Insurance Rates (Higher is better)
  • Commute Times (Lower is better)

We looked at places with populations lower than 5,000 people and greater than 1,000, of which there were many – 160 to be exact.

We then ranked each place in each category with scores from 1 to 160, averaged them out, and the lowest scores went to our Best Small Towns in Louisiana. Top of that list — Bayou Country Club.

This is our tenth time ranking the best small places to live in Louisiana.

Summary: Science Can Tackle Any Issue, Even Small Ones

We said it once, and we’ll say it again — this list: it’s just science. We did the research, crunched the numbers, and it turns out these 15 small towns in Louisiana are the best in which to live.

And who can argue with that?

The best small towns in Louisiana are Bayou Country Club, Paulina, Lafourche Crossing, Bayou Gauche, Presquille, Choudrant, Westlake, Brusly, Montz, and Bourg.

If you’re curious, here are the worst small towns in Louisiana:

  1. Ringgold
  2. Vivian
  3. Banks Springs

For more Louisiana reading, check out:

Best Small Towns In Louisiana

Rank City Population Median Income Median Home Value Unemployment Rate
1 Bayou Country Club, LA 1,271 $105,083 0.0%
2 Paulina, LA 2,051 $106,756 0.0%
3 Lafourche Crossing, LA 2,347 $94,141 0.0%
4 Bayou Gauche, LA 1,480 $118,750 0.0%
5 Presquille, LA 2,136 $102,731 19.8%
6 Choudrant, LA 1,395 $69,313 1.4%
7 Westlake, LA 4,847 $63,841 1.0%
8 Brusly, LA 2,585 $105,363 18.5%
9 Montz, LA 2,074 $110,417 0.6%
10 Bourg, LA 2,010 $97,594 0.8%
11 Norco, LA 2,848 $70,492 3.0%
12 Greenwood, LA 3,149 $63,696 0.4%
13 Swartz, LA 4,803 $68,925 0.4%
14 Benton, LA 2,386 $70,471 2.0%
15 Abita Springs, LA 2,639 $80,212 3.1%
16 Gramercy, LA 2,920 $81,438 4.4%
17 Woodworth, LA 2,406 $103,667 3.6%
18 Stonewall, LA 2,334 $66,667 0.8%
19 Milton, LA 2,459 $98,818 1.8%
20 Blanchard, LA 3,471 $88,558 6.1%
21 Ventress, LA 1,230 $75,500 0.0%
22 Iowa, LA 3,297 $62,024 5.2%
23 Maurice, LA 2,215 $86,953 2.6%
24 Grand Point, LA 2,533 $104,034 3.8%
25 Port Allen, LA 4,956 $53,706 8.5%
26 Monticello, LA 4,767 $62,540 4.0%
27 Ball, LA 3,926 $76,198 5.8%
28 Eastwood, LA 4,229 $65,568 4.9%
29 Watson, LA 1,445 $130,764 12.5%
30 Bayou Vista, LA 3,953 $46,399 1.6%
31 Westminster, LA 2,907 $68,843 10.0%
32 Hahnville, LA 3,795 $67,391 1.3%
33 South Vacherie, LA 3,075 $75,526 3.0%
34 Rosedale, LA 1,205 $73,438 1.3%
35 Erath, LA 2,231 $45,486 3.7%
36 Mathews, LA 1,435 $58,750 3.2%
37 Paincourtville, LA 1,329 $67,644 5.8%
38 Livingston, LA 2,008 $70,156 4.1%
39 Sorrento, LA 1,919 $94,766 4.1%
40 Amite City, LA 4,033 $42,415 3.6%
41 Slaughter, LA 1,055 $68,750 2.6%
42 Sterlington, LA 2,093 $66,420 0.7%
43 Haughton, LA 4,450 $46,567 5.6%
44 Jena, LA 4,099 $67,009 3.9%
45 Pearl River, LA 2,584 $59,702 4.6%
46 Lakeshore, LA 3,114 $39,826 4.5%
47 Sunset, LA 3,006 $55,326 4.3%
48 Berwick, LA 4,717 $52,458 10.3%
49 Welsh, LA 3,336 $94,196 0.0%
50 Catahoula, LA 1,042 $87,772 1.3%
51 Lockport, LA 2,761 $50,221 7.5%
52 Arabi, LA 4,296 $49,071 10.0%
53 Boyce, LA 1,324 $31,184 5.5%
54 Lutcher, LA 3,114 $45,457 5.1%
55 Dequincy, LA 3,058 $51,500 1.2%
56 New Llano, LA 2,290 $50,758 15.6%
57 New Sarpy, LA 1,140 $55,147 5.1%
58 Oak Grove, LA 1,531 $31,875 1.1%
59 St. Francisville, LA 1,724 $46,681 24.7%
60 Wallace, LA 1,485 $71,900 11.7%
61 Cecilia, LA 1,375 $70,259 3.2%
62 Vidalia, LA 3,994 $43,684 11.5%
63 Ama, LA 1,392 $49,453 8.7%
64 Arcadia, LA 2,725 $37,610 2.7%
65 Pierre Part, LA 2,447 $51,078 7.5%
66 Anacoco, LA 1,066 $70,147 3.3%
67 Garyville, LA 2,108 $64,261 3.7%
68 Violet, LA 4,748 $51,067 8.2%
69 Delcambre, LA 2,422 $45,943 5.7%
70 Rosepine, LA 1,740 $57,333 6.6%
71 New Roads, LA 4,508 $47,792 8.0%
72 Edgard, LA 1,154 $62,733 11.0%
73 Winnsboro, LA 4,823 $31,821 11.9%
74 Des Allemands, LA 2,340 $67,429 5.7%
75 Vienna Bend, LA 1,666 $42,754 12.6%
76 Livonia, LA 1,290 $48,523 1.5%
77 Cade, LA 1,960 $64,028 1.4%
78 Elton, LA 1,284 $35,828 0.8%
79 Fordoche, LA 1,060 $57,663 7.0%
80 Kaplan, LA 4,335 $38,505 9.0%
81 Port Barre, LA 2,181 $37,000 7.1%
82 Jonesville, LA 1,252 $40,875 7.9%
83 Boutte, LA 2,274 $74,886 12.4%
84 Golden Meadow, LA 2,053 $55,917 3.7%
85 Killian, LA 1,345 $49,359 4.0%
86 Clinton, LA 1,550 $54,141 16.0%
87 Morse, LA 1,111 $53,393 1.4%
88 Poydras, LA 2,513 $50,403 0.0%
89 Jeanerette, LA 4,807 $50,987 4.8%
90 Church Point, LA 4,182 $44,185 7.2%
91 Vinton, LA 3,314 $40,859 1.4%
92 Fort Polk North, LA 2,075 $39,771 12.0%
93 Lake Providence, LA 3,542 $25,614 13.6%
94 Winnfield, LA 4,124 $37,477 8.1%
95 Charenton, LA 1,051 $50,282 4.1%
96 Ossun, LA 2,545 $39,559 6.4%
97 Mamou, LA 2,918 $23,310 16.2%
98 Delhi, LA 2,630 $43,348 10.0%
99 Jonesboro, LA 4,135 $28,963 1.5%
100 Brownsville, LA 4,198 $33,819 10.6%
About Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar has been in the real estate business for almost ten years now. He originally worked for Movoto Real Estate as the director of marketing before founding HomeSnacks.

He believes the key to finding the right place to live comes down to looking at the data, reading about things to do, and, most importantly, checking it out yourself before you move.

If you've been looking for a place to live in the past several years, you've probably stumbled upon his writing already.

You can find out more about him on LinkedIn or his website.

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