The 10 Best Small Towns In Louisiana For 2025


The best small towns in Louisiana are Bayou Country Club and Bayou Gauche for 2025 based on Saturday Night Science.

By: Chris Kolmar | About HomeSnacks
Last Updated: October 1, 2025

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 2025

  1. Bayou Country Club
  2. Bayou Gauche
  3. Paulina
  4. Choudrant
  5. Westminster
  6. Presquille
  7. Greenwood
  8. Montz
  9. Westlake
  10. Brusly
  11. Maurice
  12. Milton
  13. Lockport Heights
  14. Abita Springs
  15. Woodworth

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 2025

1. Bayou Country Club

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 1,381
Median Income: $110,646 (4th Best)
Median Home Value: $299,000 (3rd Best)
Unemployment Rate: 0.0%

2. Bayou Gauche

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 1,463
Median Income: $149,107 (1st Best)
Median Home Value: $295,900 (5th Best)
Unemployment Rate: 0.0%

3. Paulina

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 1,939
Median Income: $89,053 (15th Best)
Median Home Value: $278,400 (8th Best)
Unemployment Rate: 0.0%

4. Choudrant

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 1,382
Median Income: $58,281 (58th Best)
Median Home Value: $286,500 (7th Best)
Unemployment Rate: 0.8%

5. Westminster

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 2,810
Median Income: $89,944 (13th Best)
Median Home Value: $248,300 (18th Best)
Unemployment Rate: 0.0%

6. Presquille

Overall SnackAbility

2
/10

Population: 1,885
Median Income: $99,479 (9th Best)
Median Home Value: $258,500 (14th Best)
Unemployment Rate: 17.5%

7. Greenwood

Greenwood, LA

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

6
/10

Population: 3,123
Median Income: $60,540 (50th Best)
Median Home Value: $227,500 (27th Best)
Unemployment Rate: 0.0%

8. Montz

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 2,192
Median Income: $120,536 (3rd Best)
Median Home Value: $288,900 (6th Best)
Unemployment Rate: 1.0%

9. Westlake

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 4,794
Median Income: $67,691 (41st Best)
Median Home Value: $168,200 (59th Best)
Unemployment Rate: 0.7%

10. Brusly

Brusly, LA

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10

Population: 2,592
Median Income: $89,597 (14th Best)
Median Home Value: $259,200 (12th Best)
Unemployment Rate: 19.2%

11. Maurice

Overall SnackAbility

5
/10

Population: 2,382
Median Income: $84,107 (20th Best)
Median Home Value: $243,600 (21st Best)
Unemployment Rate: 2.6%

12. Milton

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 2,123
Median Income: $100,428 (7th Best)
Median Home Value: $244,300 (20th Best)
Unemployment Rate: 2.4%

13. Lockport Heights

Overall SnackAbility

4
/10

Population: 1,441
Median Income: $91,250 (12th Best)
Median Home Value: $322,900 (2nd Best)
Unemployment Rate: 0.0%

14. Abita Springs

Abita Springs, LA

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

5
/10

Population: 2,669
Median Income: $72,411 (33rd Best)
Median Home Value: $258,800 (13th Best)
Unemployment Rate: 2.1%

15. Woodworth

Overall SnackAbility

6
/10

Population: 2,352
Median Income: $78,214 (27th Best)
Median Home Value: $298,400 (4th Best)
Unemployment Rate: 2.0%

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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 2019-2023 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 – 154 to be exact.

We then ranked each place in each category with scores from 1 to 154, 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, Bayou Gauche, Paulina, Choudrant, Westminster, Presquille, Greenwood, Montz, Westlake, and Brusly.

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

  1. Vivian
  2. Ringgold
  3. Zwolle

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 1,381 $110,646 0.0%
2 Bayou Gauche, LA 1,463 $149,107 0.0%
3 Paulina, LA 1,939 $89,053 0.0%
4 Choudrant, LA 1,382 $58,281 0.8%
5 Westminster, LA 2,810 $89,944 0.0%
6 Presquille, LA 1,885 $99,479 17.5%
7 Greenwood, LA 3,123 $60,540 0.0%
8 Montz, LA 2,192 $120,536 1.0%
9 Westlake, LA 4,794 $67,691 0.7%
10 Brusly, LA 2,592 $89,597 19.2%
11 Maurice, LA 2,382 $84,107 2.6%
12 Milton, LA 2,123 $100,428 2.4%
13 Lockport Heights, LA 1,441 $91,250 0.0%
14 Abita Springs, LA 2,669 $72,411 2.1%
15 Woodworth, LA 2,352 $78,214 2.0%
16 Iowa, LA 3,246 $72,868 5.1%
17 Gramercy, LA 2,876 $66,475 5.0%
18 Mathews, LA 1,579 $83,405 2.2%
19 Lafourche Crossing, LA 2,439 $78,173 1.1%
20 Norco, LA 2,858 $69,833 3.2%
21 Blanchard, LA 3,452 $80,142 9.1%
22 Ball, LA 3,900 $72,713 5.8%
23 Stonewall, LA 2,394 $56,016 0.6%
24 Swartz, LA 4,691 $69,968 2.1%
25 Bourg, LA 2,386 $100,043 2.4%
26 Livingston, LA 1,860 $78,056 2.2%
27 Hahnville, LA 3,826 $72,361 0.7%
28 Eastwood, LA 4,057 $80,000 1.6%
29 Watson, LA 1,503 $147,500 9.6%
30 Rosedale, LA 1,099 $78,226 0.0%
31 Oak Grove, LA 1,328 $35,917 1.8%
32 Grand Point, LA 2,600 $92,560 6.2%
33 Belle Rose, LA 1,574 $101,184 6.9%
34 Sorrento, LA 2,136 $106,250 4.1%
35 Slaughter, LA 1,264 $80,417 1.9%
36 Amite City, LA 4,036 $45,850 3.7%
37 Bayou Vista, LA 3,931 $47,726 2.2%
38 Ama, LA 1,473 $70,652 2.3%
39 Erath, LA 1,865 $45,526 1.7%
40 Benton, LA 2,408 $59,744 3.2%
41 Clinton, LA 1,100 $55,595 3.1%
42 Sunset, LA 3,026 $66,684 3.5%
43 Wallace, LA 1,383 $98,750 8.2%
44 South Vacherie, LA 3,048 $85,054 4.5%
45 Haughton, LA 4,473 $49,411 7.1%
46 Welsh, LA 3,323 $75,709 0.0%
47 Monticello, LA 4,677 $62,106 5.4%
48 Sterlington, LA 2,045 $67,986 1.1%
49 Arabi, LA 4,436 $52,500 10.1%
50 Berwick, LA 4,680 $57,708 8.8%
51 Lockport, LA 2,874 $59,583 7.4%
52 Lutcher, LA 3,051 $49,769 7.8%
53 Edgard, LA 1,521 $66,966 4.0%
54 Port Allen, LA 4,928 $59,380 4.6%
55 Leonville, LA 1,812 $42,188 0.0%
56 Vidalia, LA 3,938 $45,958 11.3%
57 Pearl River, LA 2,614 $60,521 3.0%
58 Jena, LA 4,139 $85,955 6.5%
59 St. Francisville, LA 1,781 $52,636 15.5%
60 Golden Meadow, LA 1,791 $70,701 2.8%
61 Delcambre, LA 2,400 $57,639 6.9%
62 Dequincy, LA 2,990 $48,808 1.1%
63 Pierre Part, LA 2,333 $60,245 5.5%
64 Lakeshore, LA 3,111 $39,958 5.6%
65 Des Allemands, LA 2,565 $88,906 4.4%
66 New Llano, LA 2,303 $50,568 14.9%
67 French Settlement, LA 1,099 $71,250 4.1%
68 Oberlin, LA 1,683 $41,198 0.8%
69 Violet, LA 4,454 $48,897 5.3%
70 Rosepine, LA 1,817 $59,258 4.2%
71 Boutte, LA 2,283 $78,971 12.5%
72 Livonia, LA 1,161 $58,516 2.2%
73 Elton, LA 1,132 $36,211 0.0%
74 New Roads, LA 4,457 $48,017 7.7%
75 New Sarpy, LA 1,200 $54,716 3.8%
76 Killian, LA 1,313 $51,166 5.4%
77 Arcadia, LA 2,682 $35,303 2.6%
78 Fordoche, LA 1,010 $62,788 8.3%
79 Boyce, LA 1,295 $36,250 5.4%
80 Many, LA 2,202 $33,000 3.3%
81 Poydras, LA 2,395 $53,506 0.0%
82 Kaplan, LA 4,271 $36,578 9.4%
83 Church Point, LA 4,133 $44,000 6.6%
84 Winnfield, LA 4,042 $46,089 8.9%
85 Marksville, LA 4,964 $35,750 4.6%
86 Jeanerette, LA 4,732 $51,311 1.3%
87 Winnsboro, LA 4,777 $31,635 13.8%
88 Port Barre, LA 2,292 $42,853 6.8%
89 Jonesboro, LA 4,092 $36,458 1.7%
90 Garyville, LA 2,216 $86,958 6.1%
91 Empire, LA 1,218 $45,018 3.9%
92 Jonesville, LA 1,425 $32,639 3.1%
93 Vienna Bend, LA 1,693 $41,974 13.6%
94 Wisner, LA 1,020 $34,145 11.2%
95 Charenton, LA 1,295 $55,781 2.6%
96 Sibley, LA 1,392 $34,219 1.3%
97 Morse, LA 1,039 $50,417 3.1%
98 Baldwin, LA 1,694 $29,592 4.0%
99 Lake Providence, LA 3,424 $24,670 11.4%
100 Colfax, LA 1,442 $28,510 4.4%
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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