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Moving to
Marrero.
Marrero 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 Marrero
Marrero is an unincorporated community in Louisiana with rent below the national average, 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. Marrero deals with household incomes below the national average, air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, college degree attainment below the national average, and a poverty rate above the national average.
The good
- Rent below the national average
- Affordable home prices
- Average class sizes
The not so good
- Below-average household incomes
- Air quality concerns
- Low college degree attainment
- High poverty rate
- High rent burden for renters
- Hot summers
How Marrero compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Marrero
Based on Marrero's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,084
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $41,680 a year
- 54% of Marrero renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$33,960
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $16,980
- Homes cost 4.1× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▼ 26% below US
$1,042/mo median rent
Rent here is genuinely low, with median rent around $1,042 a month. Money stretches further here than in most of the country. Home prices here are genuinely accessible, with a median around $169,800. That kind of affordability is rare in today's market.
Median home value $169,800 · 54% 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
Marrero 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 around▼ 11% below US
23 min average commute
Commutes are reasonable, averaging 23.2 minutes. Nothing heroic, and there's still time left over for a life after work. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 6% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 93°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 49°F. It's a wet climate overall.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Healthcare
1 hospital
There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits, rated 3.0 out of 5 by Medicare. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.
Medicare-certified hospitals
Education & workforce▼ 60% below US
14% 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
6 public schools inside the boundary
There are 6 public schools inside the boundary and 4 private schools. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16:1, 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 New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park (5 miles away). There are 2 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Marrero's strongest points are rent below the national average and home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks. A year of median rent ($1,042/mo) equals 30% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit people watching their budget. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.
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