Banks SpringsLA
1,406 residents make their home in this town in Louisiana.
Is Banks Springs a good place to live?
The best of Banks Springs’ subject grades are a B+ for schools and cost of living; the weakest is a D− for incomes. 65% of residents live below the poverty line in Banks Springs, above both Louisiana’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). On incomes, just 18 of Louisiana’s 250 towns do worse. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 97% of the country. On the outdoors, just 7 of Louisiana’s 255 towns do worse. Banks Springs has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Banks Springs stand out
Where Banks Springs beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Jobs vs. working residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Union Central Elementary School | 4–5 | 215 |
| Caldwell Parish Junior High School | 6–8 | 294 |
| Caldwell Parish High School | 9–12 | 398 |
1,406 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Banks Springs grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Banks Springs is from typical.
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Moving to Banks Springs: who provides what
Banks Springs is unincorporated, so Caldwell 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Banks Springs.
For health, Banks Springs earns a D−
Banks Springs beats the Louisiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 51% of adults have high blood pressure locally. In Banks Springs, nearly a third of adults say their health is fair or poor, and 39% get no exercise outside work.
| Banks Springs | Typical Louisiana town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 44% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 27% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Banks Springs | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.8% | 78.8% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 6.2% | 4.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Banks Springs’ public schools outperform 74% of Louisiana districts
Of its 3 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. The largest public high school is Caldwell Parish High School, with 398 students. The Caldwell Parish school district runs its public schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Parish Junior High SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 294 | C |
| Caldwell Parish High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 398 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
With 1.8 jobs for every working resident, Banks Springs draws in 586 commuters
Between 2014 and 2024, jobs in Banks Springs rose by 155, to 619. Commuting out is the norm here: 10% of working residents work locally. The median household income in the town is $26,000. Half the trips to work are shorter than 29 miles.
| Banks Springs | Typical Louisiana town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $26,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
The climate in Banks Springs brings mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 37° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Banks Springs is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
46% of Banks Springs’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 17%. On expected storm and flood damage, Banks Springs sits above 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Banks Springs sell for about $157K
Among 162 Louisiana towns, just 5 have a lower home-ownership rate than Banks Springs.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Banks Springs
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Banks Springs; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Banks Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
Every workday, about 586 people come to Banks Springs for work
Where Banks Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
Questions about Banks Springs
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Banks Springs, LA expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $81,000, 62% below the Louisiana typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.