The 19 Best Affordable Small Towns to Retire in Louisiana With Mild Winters
Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 292 towns of 500–10,000 people in Louisiana, scoring every town on all of these at once. #1 is New Sarpy, LA.
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19Belle Rose, Louisiana
Retirement: 65th percentile · January average low (°F): 59th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 89th percentile
Belle Rose is a community of 1,698 people in Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Homes have a median value of $123,000 against household income of $60,976; January lows average 42°F.
1,698 people · Assumption Parish · median home $123,000 · income $60,976 · Jan low 42°F · 0 in snow
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18Morganza, Louisiana
Retirement: 84th percentile · January average low (°F): 63rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 67th percentile
Morganza is a village of 525 people in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. Homes have a median value of $121,600 against household income of $44,402; January lows average 42°F.
525 people · Pointe Coupee Parish · median home $121,600 · income $44,402 · Jan low 42°F · 0 in snow
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17Kraemer, Louisiana
Retirement: 71st percentile · January average low (°F): 84th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 61st percentile
Kraemer is a community of 877 people in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. Homes have a median value of $145,400 against household income of $51,935; January lows average 45°F.
877 people · Lafourche Parish · median home $145,400 · income $51,935 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow
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16Estherwood, Louisiana
Retirement: 72nd percentile · January average low (°F): 53rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 92nd percentile
Estherwood is a village of 694 people in Acadia Parish, Louisiana. Homes have a median value of $88,900 against household income of $45,833; January lows average 42°F.
694 people · Acadia Parish · median home $88,900 · income $45,833 · Jan low 42°F · 0 in snow
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15Washington, Louisiana
Retirement: 80th percentile · January average low (°F): 50th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 87th percentile
Washington is a town of 742 people in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Homes have a median value of $85,300 against household income of $41,563; January lows average 41°F.
742 people · St. Landry Parish · median home $85,300 · income $41,563 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow
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14Bourg, Louisiana
Retirement: 65th percentile · January average low (°F): 78th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 75th percentile
Bourg is a community of 2,375 people in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. Homes have a median value of $170,500 against household income of $69,094; January lows average 44°F.
2,375 people · Terrebonne Parish · median home $170,500 · income $69,094 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow
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13Edgard, Louisiana
Retirement: 86th percentile · January average low (°F): 68th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 67th percentile
Edgard is a community of 1,948 people in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. Homes have a median value of $182,900 against household income of $68,953; January lows average 43°F.
1,948 people · St. John the Baptist Parish · median home $182,900 · income $68,953 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow
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12Hahnville, Louisiana
Retirement: 51st percentile · January average low (°F): 93rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 78th percentile
Hahnville is a community of 2,959 people in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. Homes have a median value of $246,100 against household income of $100,956; January lows average 46°F.
2,959 people · St. Charles Parish · median home $246,100 · income $100,956 · Jan low 46°F · 0 in snow
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11Mermentau, Louisiana
Retirement: 72nd percentile · January average low (°F): 53rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 100th percentile
Mermentau is a village of 516 people in Acadia Parish, Louisiana. Homes have a median value of $55,300 against household income of $117,764; January lows average 42°F.
516 people · Acadia Parish · median home $55,300 · income $117,764 · Jan low 42°F · 0 in snow
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10Boothville, Louisiana
Retirement: 51st percentile · January average low (°F): 100th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 75th percentile
Boothville is a community of 718 people in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Homes have a median value of $65,700 against household income of $26,514; January lows average 48°F.
718 people · Plaquemines Parish · median home $65,700 · income $26,514 · Jan low 48°F · 0 in snow
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9Golden Meadow, Louisiana
Retirement: 50th percentile · January average low (°F): 88th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 89th percentile
Golden Meadow is a town of 1,761 people in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. Homes have a median value of $141,600 against household income of $71,875; January lows average 45°F.
1,761 people · Lafourche Parish · median home $141,600 · income $71,875 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow
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8Melville, Louisiana
Retirement: 76th percentile · January average low (°F): 63rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 89th percentile
Melville is a town of 759 people in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Homes have a median value of $71,700 against household income of $35,500; January lows average 42°F.
759 people · St. Landry Parish · median home $71,700 · income $35,500 · Jan low 42°F · 0 in snow
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7Cut Off, Louisiana
Retirement: 61st percentile · January average low (°F): 88th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 81st percentile
Cut Off is a community of 5,533 people in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. Homes have a median value of $158,300 against household income of $67,941; January lows average 45°F.
5,533 people · Lafourche Parish · median home $158,300 · income $67,941 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow
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6Delcambre, Louisiana
Retirement: 71st percentile · January average low (°F): 74th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 85th percentile
Delcambre is a town of 1,793 people in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. Homes have a median value of $128,000 against household income of $59,038; January lows average 43°F.
1,793 people · Vermilion Parish · median home $128,000 · income $59,038 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow
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5Bayou Country Club, Louisiana
Retirement: 96th percentile · January average low (°F): 84th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 52nd percentile
Bayou Country Club is a community of 1,304 people in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. Homes have a median value of $332,400 against household income of $111,696; January lows average 45°F.
1,304 people · Lafourche Parish · median home $332,400 · income $111,696 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow
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4Charenton, Louisiana
Retirement: 64th percentile · January average low (°F): 83rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 92nd percentile
Charenton is a community of 1,699 people in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. Homes have a median value of $122,400 against household income of $63,463; January lows average 44°F.
1,699 people · St. Mary Parish · median home $122,400 · income $63,463 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow
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3Lake Arthur, Louisiana
Retirement: 68th percentile · January average low (°F): 78th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 97th percentile
Lake Arthur is a town of 2,595 people in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. Homes have a median value of $83,600 against household income of $53,920; January lows average 44°F.
2,595 people · Jefferson Davis Parish · median home $83,600 · income $53,920 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow
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2Hackberry, Louisiana
Retirement: 81st percentile · January average low (°F): 84th percentile · Home value ÷ income: 85th percentile
Hackberry is a community of 926 people in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. Homes have a median value of $231,300 against household income of $105,263; January lows average 44°F.
926 people · Cameron Parish · median home $231,300 · income $105,263 · Jan low 44°F · 0 in snow
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1New Sarpy, Louisiana
Retirement: 86th percentile · January average low (°F): 93rd percentile · Home value ÷ income: 94th percentile
New Sarpy is a community of 1,169 people in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. Homes have a median value of $95,700 against household income of $51,989; January lows average 46°F.
1,169 people · St. Charles Parish · median home $95,700 · income $51,989 · Jan low 46°F · 0 in snow
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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)