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16,341people live here $78,869median household incomeNear US average $1,442median rent per monthNear US average $217,300median home value▼ 35% below US

Estelle is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Parish, LA. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Estelle

Estelle is an unincorporated community in Louisiana with home prices that remain within reach and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Estelle deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, college degree attainment below the national average, a population that has been shrinking, and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin.

The good

Affordable home prices
Average class sizes

The not so good

Air quality concerns
Low college degree attainment
Shrinking population
High rent burden for renters
Very rainy — 66" of rain per year
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Estelle compares

Median household income

Estelle$78,869

Louisiana avg$60,756

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Estelle$1,442

Louisiana avg$1,064

US$1,413

Median home value

Estelle$217,300

Louisiana avg$216,500

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Estelle

Based on Estelle's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,884

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $57,680 a year
59% of Estelle renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$43,460

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $21,730
Homes cost 2.8× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,442/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,442 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $217,300. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.

Median home value $217,300 · 59% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

4.0% county unemployment

Unemployment in Jefferson Parish is 4.0%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Jefferson Parish (county-wide)

Safety

263 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Estelle doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 1921/100k · Policed by Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

27 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 27.2 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 11% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

73%

Carpool

13%

Work from home

11%

Other

1.6%

Walk

1.3%

Public transit

0.4%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 89°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 45°F. It's a wet climate overall.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 48% below US

19% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.

Schools

5 public schools inside the boundary

There are 5 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15:1, close to the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (3 miles away). There are 2 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Estelle's strongest point is home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and college degree attainment below the national average. A year of median rent ($1,442/mo) equals 22% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

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