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17,427people live here $105,876median household income▲ 31% above US $287,700median home value▼ 14% below US

What it's like to live in Youngsville

Youngsville is a small city in Louisiana with home prices that remain within reach, county unemployment below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, and crime rates well below the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Youngsville deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, larger class sizes than the national average, hot summers, and very rainy.

The good

Affordable home prices
Low unemployment in the county
Higher-than-average incomes
Low crime rates
Fast-growing population

The not so good

Air quality concerns
High student-teacher ratio
Hot summers
Very rainy — 63" of rain per year
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Youngsville compares

Median household income

Youngsville$105,876

Louisiana avg$60,756

US$80,734

Median home value

Youngsville$287,700

Louisiana avg$216,500

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Youngsville

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

To buy

$57,540

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $28,770
Homes cost 2.7× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Job market

3.6% county unemployment

Unemployment in Lafayette Parish is 3.6%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Lafayette Parish (county-wide)

Safety▼ 41% below US

236 violent crimes per 100k

Pretty safe, all things considered. Violent crime sits below the national average, nothing alarming, just ordinary city-life awareness.

Property crime 1584/100k · Youngsville Police Department · 2020 data

Getting aroundNear US average

26 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 26.2 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 14% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

78%

Work from home

14%

Carpool

3.8%

Other

2.7%

Walk

0.9%

Climate

Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 91°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 & workforceNear US average

37% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 37% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

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 19:1, slightly above the national average of 16:1.

Bottom line

Youngsville's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and county unemployment below the national average; the main tradeoffs are air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and hot summers. It tends to suit anyone prioritizing low crime.

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