The 23 Quietest Small Towns in Louisiana
Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 109 towns of 500–10,000 people in Louisiana. #1 is Pierre Part, LA.
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23Jonesboro, Louisiana
Quieter than 60% of Louisiana towns
Jonesboro is a town of 4,106 people in Jackson Parish, Louisiana. It also ranks better for retirees than 96% of Louisiana towns and better for a vacation home than 95% of Louisiana towns.
4,106 people · Jackson Parish · median home $80,300 · income $41,786 · Jan low 36°F · 0 in snow
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22Arcadia, Louisiana
Quieter than 62% of Louisiana towns
Arcadia is a town of 2,746 people in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. It also ranks better for retirees than 92% of Louisiana towns and better for first-time buyers than 91% of Louisiana towns.
2,746 people · Bienville Parish · median home $93,700 · income $24,860 · Jan low 36°F · 1 in snow
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21Mansfield, Louisiana
Quieter than 62% of Louisiana towns
Mansfield is a city of 4,714 people in De Soto Parish, Louisiana. It also ranks better for cycling than 97% of Louisiana towns and better transit than 86% of Louisiana towns.
4,714 people · De Soto Parish · median home $112,100 · income $33,844 · Jan low 36°F · 0 in snow
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20Schriever, Louisiana
Quieter than 62% of Louisiana towns

Photo: Marion Post Wolcott (public domain, Wikimedia Commons) Schriever is a community of 6,711 people in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. It also ranks better for first-time buyers than 95% of Louisiana towns.
6,711 people · Terrebonne Parish · median home $179,300 · income $66,571 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow
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19Oakdale, Louisiana
Quieter than 63% of Louisiana towns
Oakdale is a city of 6,692 people in Allen Parish, Louisiana. It also ranks better for retirees than 72% of Louisiana towns and more walkable than 72% of Louisiana towns.
6,692 people · Allen Parish · median home $98,700 · income $42,540 · Jan low 38°F · 0 in snow
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18Chauvin, Louisiana
Quieter than 66% of Louisiana towns
Chauvin is a community of 2,575 people in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. It also ranks more seaside character than 99% of Louisiana towns and better for a vacation home than 97% of Louisiana towns.
2,575 people · Terrebonne Parish · median home $99,600 · income $52,619 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow
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17Gramercy, Louisiana
Quieter than 66% of Louisiana towns
Gramercy is a town of 2,932 people in St. James Parish, Louisiana. It also ranks easier by car than 99% of Louisiana towns and better for families than 92% of Louisiana towns.
2,932 people · St. James Parish · median home $225,100 · income $67,813 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow
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16Raceland, Louisiana
Quieter than 68% of Louisiana towns
Raceland is a community of 9,768 people in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. It also ranks better transit than 80% of Louisiana towns and more walkable than 79% of Louisiana towns.
9,768 people · Lafourche Parish · median home $187,800 · income $60,286 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow
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15Lacombe, Louisiana
Quieter than 69% of Louisiana towns
Lacombe is a community of 8,657 people in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. It also ranks better for families than 91% of Louisiana towns and better for retirees than 88% of Louisiana towns.
8,657 people · St. Tammany Parish · median home $207,900 · income $72,813 · Jan low 41°F · 0 in snow
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14St. Gabriel, Louisiana
Quieter than 70% of Louisiana towns
St. Gabriel is a city of 6,433 people in Iberville Parish, Louisiana. It also ranks better for young professionals than 100% of Louisiana towns and more upscale than 85% of Louisiana towns.
6,433 people · Iberville Parish · median home $239,200 · income $74,688 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow
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13Jena, Louisiana
Quieter than 71% of Louisiana towns

Photo: Rgmccoy04 at English Wikipedia (public domain, Wikimedia Commons) Jena is a town of 4,155 people in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana. It also ranks better for retirees than 95% of Louisiana towns and more of a college town than 94% of Louisiana towns.
4,155 people · LaSalle Parish · median home $139,700 · income $71,730 · Jan low 36°F · 1 in snow
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12Franklinton, Louisiana
Quieter than 72% of Louisiana towns
Franklinton is a town of 3,662 people in Washington Parish, Louisiana. It also ranks better transit than 74% of Louisiana towns.
3,662 people · Washington Parish · median home $188,500 · income $34,235 · Jan low 37°F · 0 in snow
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11Many, Louisiana
Quieter than 74% of Louisiana towns
Many is a town of 2,571 people in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. It also ranks hipper than 99% of Louisiana towns and better for retirees than 98% of Louisiana towns.
2,571 people · Sabine Parish · median home $116,600 · income $36,563 · Jan low 35°F · 0 in snow
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10Chackbay, Louisiana
Quieter than 76% of Louisiana towns
Chackbay is a community of 5,370 people in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. It also ranks better for families than 99% of Louisiana towns and more upscale than 79% of Louisiana towns.
5,370 people · Lafourche Parish · median home $217,000 · income $65,968 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow
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9Cut Off, Louisiana
Quieter than 80% of Louisiana towns
Cut Off is a community of 5,533 people in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. It also ranks more seaside character than 97% of Louisiana towns and better for families than 81% of Louisiana towns.
5,533 people · Lafourche Parish · median home $158,300 · income $67,941 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow
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8South Vacherie, Louisiana
Quieter than 82% of Louisiana towns
South Vacherie is a community of 3,388 people in St. James Parish, Louisiana. It also ranks better for first-time buyers than 99% of Louisiana towns and more of a college town than 95% of Louisiana towns.
3,388 people · St. James Parish · median home $234,600 · income $81,310 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow
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7Hahnville, Louisiana
Quieter than 84% of Louisiana towns
Hahnville is a community of 2,959 people in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. It also ranks better for families than 79% of Louisiana towns.
2,959 people · St. Charles Parish · median home $246,100 · income $100,956 · Jan low 46°F · 0 in snow
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6Bunkie, Louisiana
Quieter than 84% of Louisiana towns
Bunkie is a city of 3,346 people in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. It also ranks better for cycling than 97% of Louisiana towns and better for retirees than 95% of Louisiana towns.
3,346 people · Avoyelles Parish · median home $93,300 · income $22,267 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow
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5Greenwood, Louisiana
Quieter than 87% of Louisiana towns
Greenwood is a town of 3,166 people in Caddo Parish, Louisiana. It also ranks easier by car than 99% of Louisiana towns and more upscale than 73% of Louisiana towns.
3,166 people · Caddo Parish · median home $241,600 · income $64,063 · Jan low 37°F · 0 in snow
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4Jackson, Louisiana
Quieter than 87% of Louisiana towns
Jackson is a town of 3,990 people in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. It also ranks better for retirees than 91% of Louisiana towns and easier by car than 86% of Louisiana towns.
3,990 people · East Feliciana Parish · median home $151,100 · income $37,844 · Jan low 42°F · 0 in snow
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3Abita Springs, Louisiana
Quieter than 90% of Louisiana towns
Abita Springs is a town of 2,631 people in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. It also ranks better for families than 98% of Louisiana towns and better for retirees than 97% of Louisiana towns.
2,631 people · St. Tammany Parish · median home $269,300 · income $77,257 · Jan low 40°F · 0 in snow
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2Galliano, Louisiana
Quieter than 92% of Louisiana towns
Galliano is a community of 7,100 people in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. It also ranks more seaside character than 97% of Louisiana towns.
7,100 people · Lafourche Parish · median home $134,200 · income $49,918 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow
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1Pierre Part, Louisiana
Quieter than 99% of Louisiana towns
Pierre Part is a community of 3,024 people in Assumption Parish, Louisiana. It also ranks better for a vacation home than 96% of Louisiana towns and better transit than 92% of Louisiana towns.
3,024 people · Assumption Parish · median home $176,000 · income $60,144 · Jan low 42°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)