Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Good on most counts; one lags. Where it does best is schools: its schools outperform 83% of the state's. Incomes are a strength too: the median household earns $77K. A typical home there costs about $285K, 3.5 years of the Slidell metro’s $81K median household income. The trade-off is hazard risk (D−): FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 96% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Put together, the subjects come to a B+ overall, ranking 11th of 161 in Louisiana. That leaves it better than nearly two thirds of U.S. towns. Only 8 of Louisiana’s 152 towns score higher on civic life.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow.
Where Abita Springs beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Abita Springs Elementary School | PK–3 | 587 |
| Southern Magnolia Montessori School | PK–6 | 47 |
| Abita Springs Middle School | 4–6 | 435 |
Abita Springs Pavilion2,365 counted in 2010 and 2,631 in 2020; an estimated 2,753 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 5.2% since 2020, after 11.2% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Abita Springs is from typical.
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Census counts: 365 in 1910, 2,631 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 5 maps from 1935 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Abita Springs, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Abita Springs.
Abita Springs pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices and has less tooth loss than most of Louisiana, but it has commutes longer than most of Louisiana.
Abita Springs’ trail density comes in at 0.6 miles per square mile. In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 2.7 miles of trail.
| Abita Springs | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Abita Springs Park | 0.5 mi | 8 |
| 2. Recreation District 11 Park | 0.4 mi | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
That grade comes with a B for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $285K.
The St. Tammany Parish school district runs its public schools. Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list. The 2 public schools in Abita Springs teach 1,022 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abita Springs Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 587 | A |
| Abita Springs Middle SchoolTop results in townGrades 4–6 | Grades 4–6 | 435 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Paid flood insurance claims in Abita Springs since 1983: 45. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 55% come from hurricanes and 28% from inland flooding. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 11 declared disasters, most recently in 2026.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 1,065 working residents takes 43.6 minutes, against 25.7 across Louisiana. 18.7% of workers work from home, against 8.1% across Louisiana.
Abita Springs: 3.8% of working residents work locally, against 9.8% in Louisiana’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. The typical journey to work for Abita Springs comes to 44 minutes. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 111, to 574. In Abita Springs, 8.7% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Abita Springs | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 44 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.7% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $77,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The median property tax bill is $1,861, against $1,180 across Louisiana, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Only 5 of the 161 Louisiana towns we compare have a higher home-ownership rate than Abita Springs. A typical home in the town is worth about $285,000, down 1% in a year, 33% above the Louisiana typical home. Also worth knowing: in Abita Springs, the typical rent is $1,040 a month, where Louisiana’s towns sit at $989 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month.
| Abita Springs | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 91% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,040 a month | $989 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Its widest gap with Louisiana is tooth loss: 7.5% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 18.1% statewide. Within Louisiana it is healthier than 86% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures.
For adults in Abita Springs, the share who have high blood pressure is 40%. Against the Louisiana average, Abita Springs comes out ahead on 16 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. Among 161 Louisiana towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Abita Springs.
| Abita Springs | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 37% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 26% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 44% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 12% |
| What stands out | Abita Springs | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.5% | 18.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.5% | 22.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
2 within 15 miles of the center of Abita Springs
About 7 of every 100 Abita Springs residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Louisiana.
Where Abita Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Abita Springs on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Louisiana, United States
Abita Springs is a town in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Abita Springs had a population of 2,631. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Abita Springs grades B+ overall, better than 66% of U.S. towns and #11 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades B− for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
