Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 4,625, settled in 1882. Public schools that outperform most of Louisiana.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 95% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Overall it grades C, ranked 86th of 161 in Louisiana. Its public schools beat 79% of Louisiana towns on state tests and graduation and it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 79% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 94% of the country. Arabi’s January low is 44°F, near the Louisiana town median (42°F) and above the median of U.S. towns (22°F). Arabi has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Friscoville Street Historic District and Old Arabi Historic District.
Where Arabi beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Arabi Elementary School | PK–5 | 567 |
3,635 counted in 2010 and 4,533 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Arabi is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 10,248 in 1980, 4,533 in 2020. The archive holds 14 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 7 maps from 1891 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Arabi. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaCaesars Superdome
Big draw18 mi LakeLake Pontchartrain
5 mi MuseumNational World War II Museum707K visitors a year
in town National Historical ParkJean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve227K visitors a year
4 mi MuseumThe Cabildo
6 mi Stadium & arenaLakefront ArenaCaesars Superdome: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Pontchartrain: Mersh13, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National World War II Museum: Nolabob, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: No machine-readable author provided. Jan Kronsell assumed (based on copyright cl, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Cabildo: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lakefront Arena: Spatms, CC BY-SA 4.0
Arabi is unincorporated, so St. Bernard Parish and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Arabi.
Arabi has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, looks healthier within Louisiana than nationally and has home values still below their peak.
Within Louisiana it is less healthy than 57% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures.
21% of Arabi adults smoke cigarettes. Arabi beats the Louisiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 28% of Arabi adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Arabi | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Arabi | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 11.3% | 8.9% |
| More smokers | 21% | 17.3% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 26.1% | 22.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the St. Bernard Parish school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabi Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 567 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Since 1978, 2,964 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Arabi.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 44.4°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.6°.
Arabi has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Arabi’s July high is 91°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 1,064 in 2013 to 1,605.
Most working residents leave Arabi for work: only 3% work in town. 22% of residents live below the poverty line in Arabi. Jobs based in Arabi grew to 1,605 in 2023, 541 more than in 2013.
| Arabi | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Work from home | 6.8% | 5.6% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical value, about $229K, is 16% below its August 2022 peak.
The typical Arabi home is worth about $229,000, up 1.9% in a year, 7% above the Louisiana typical home.
| Arabi | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $981 a month | $992 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 68% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Louisiana average. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 27% across Louisiana.
| Arabi | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 24% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 20% | 29% |
| Median age | 37.7 years | 37.9 years | 40.5 years |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.5 points. Across Louisiana, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Arabi | LA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.9% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.5% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.8% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16% | 11.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.6% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.4% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.2% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 18.3% | 12.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.3% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21% | 20.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.6% | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.5% | 17% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.4% | 10.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,600, single groups can be off by several points
14 within 15 miles of the center of Arabi
About 4 of every 100 Arabi residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
3 places in Arabi on the National Register of Historic Places.
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Arabi () is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, between the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans and Chalmette within the Greater New Orleans metropolitan area. The population was 4,533 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Arabi.
| Town | LA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabi | #86 | C | B− | — | A− | D |
| Chalmette | #98 | C− | C+ | — | A− | D |
| New Orleans | #159 | D− | D | — | D− | C+ |
Arabi, Chalmette and New Orleans report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Arabi with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Arabi grades C overall, better than 26% of U.S. towns and #86 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades D for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
That is 3.7 years of the area's median household income ($62,655 across the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
