Belle RoseLA
A town of 1,400, settled in 1881. Public schools that outperform most of Louisiana.
Is Belle Rose a good place to live?
The best of Belle Rose’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for schools; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 2 of Louisiana’s 253 towns score higher on cost of living. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 89% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. On walkability, just 5 of Louisiana’s 252 towns do worse. Belle Rose’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 0.2 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Belle Rose has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Belle Rose stand out
Where Belle Rose beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
1,400 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Belle Rose grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Belle Rose is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Belle Rose: who provides what
Belle Rose is unincorporated, so Assumption 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 Belle Rose.
Belle Rose is less healthy than 92% of U.S. towns
Belle Rose beats the Louisiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 48% of adults have high blood pressure in Belle Rose, above both the Louisiana town median (44%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 19% of Belle Rose adults have diabetes.
| Belle Rose | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 44% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 82% | 79% |
| What stands out | Belle Rose | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.2% | 78.8% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5.4% | 4.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Belle Rose beat 79% of Louisiana districts
Its public schools are run by the Assumption Parish school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Rose Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 77 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Very high risk in Belle Rose, with hurricanes at the top
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Belle Rose’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Belle Rose for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Belle Rose fell to 120 in 2023, 22 fewer than in 2013. 11% of residents live below the poverty line in Belle Rose.
| Belle Rose | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Belle Rose, expect mild winters and hot summers
Belle Rose has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Belle Rose is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer children than Louisiana overall
Children under 18 are 17% of residents (24% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 42% of residents (37% statewide). Belle Rose’s median age is 45.9 years. 21% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 27% across Louisiana.
| Belle Rose | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.9 years | 37.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 21% | 20% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 25% and 69% women
The Census survey reached too few of Belle Rose’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±22.1 points. Across Louisiana, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Belle Rose | LA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.4% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.8% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.6% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.3% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.7% | 11.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.2% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.8% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.1% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.4% | 12.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 39.2% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.2% | 20.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.1% | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 10.7% | 17% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.5% | 10.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
Belle Rose has set aside 0% of its land for conservation
6.6 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Belle Rose
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Belle Rose
About 4 of every 100 Belle Rose residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
Belle Rose has shrunk 11% from 2010 to 2020
1,902 counted in 2010 and 1,698 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Questions about Belle Rose
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Belle Rose, LA a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Louisiana.
Is Belle Rose, LA expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.