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Moving to
Raceland.
Raceland is an unincorporated community in Lafourche 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 Raceland
Raceland is an unincorporated community in Louisiana with home prices that remain within reach and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Raceland deals with household incomes below the national average, college degree attainment below the national average, hot summers, and very rainy.
The good
- Affordable home prices
- Low student-teacher ratio
The not so good
- Below-average household incomes
- Low college degree attainment
- Hot summers
- Very rainy — 71" of rain per year
- Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
How Raceland compares
Median household income
Median home value
What it takes to move to Raceland
Based on Raceland's median rent, home value and household income
To buy
$37,560
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $18,780
- Homes cost 3.1× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Job market
3.8% county unemployment
Unemployment in Lafourche Parish is 3.8%, 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.
Lafourche Parish (county-wide)
Safety
249 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Raceland doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Lafourche 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 1237/100k · Policed by Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting aroundNear US average
28 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 28 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.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 92°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 47°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. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.
Medicare-certified hospitals
Education & workforce▼ 51% below US
18% 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
3 public schools inside the boundary
There are 3 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14:1, well below 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 (28 miles away). There are 2 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Raceland's strongest point is home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are household incomes below the national average and college degree attainment below the national average. Whether it fits comes down to the specifics: the neighborhood, the job, and what matters most in the move.
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