BourgLA
A town of 2,239. Public schools that outperform most of Louisiana.
Is Bourg a good place to live?
Bourg’s best subject grade is an A− for schools; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Only 8 of Louisiana’s 255 towns score lower on hazard risk. Bourg has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Bourg stand out
Where Bourg beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Bourg Elementary School | PK–4 | 328 |
| Lacache Middle School | 5–8 | 225 |
| South Terrebonne High School | 9–12 | 868 |
Typical home value
Bourg lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 18% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
How Bourg grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Bourg is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Bourg: who provides what
Bourg is unincorporated, so Terrebonne 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 Bourg.
In Bourg, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical Louisiana or U.S. town
At 99 of 100, Bourg’s FEMA risk score is against 88 of 100 in Louisiana’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bourg’s public schools outperform 77% of Louisiana districts
Its public schools are run by the Terrebonne Parish school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is South Terrebonne High School, with 868 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 328 | A+ |
| South Terrebonne High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 868 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Bourg has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Bourg for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Bourg fell to 258 in 2023, 107 fewer than in 2013. 10% of residents live below the poverty line in Bourg, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
| Bourg | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Health in Bourg trails 75% of U.S. towns
Bourg beats the Louisiana average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of adults binge drink in Bourg.
| Bourg | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 26% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 44% | 35% |
| What stands out | Bourg | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.5% | 12.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.1% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Bourg, expect mild winters and hot summers
Bourg has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Bourg is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer young adults than Louisiana overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (37% statewide). Bourg’s median age is 44.1 years. 23% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 27% across Louisiana.
| Bourg | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44.1 years | 37.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 20% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 24% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
59% women, 41% men
About 69 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±6.9 points). Across Louisiana, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Bourg | LA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.1% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.7% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.9% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.4% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14% | 11.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.6% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.7% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.7% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.4% | 12.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 56.5% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 6.9% | 20.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3.3% | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 10.3% | 17% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.7% | 10.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,200, single groups can be off by several points
The typical home in Bourg is valued at about $220K
The typical Bourg home is worth about $220,000, up 1.5% in a year, close to the Louisiana typical home. 83% of Bourg households own their home.
| Bourg | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 83% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,347 a month | $990 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Bourg
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bourg
About 5 of every 100 Bourg residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Louisiana.
98% of working residents leave Bourg for work
Where Bourg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bourg
Census-designated places in Louisiana, United States
Bourg is a census-designated place in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bourg had a population of 2,375. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Elevation
- 69 ft
- ZIP code
- 70343
Bourg’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Bourg.
| Town | LA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg | — | — | B+ | — | A− | C |
| Presquille | — | — | A− | — | A− | D |
| Bayou Blue | #96 | C− | B+ | — | A− | D |
Bourg and Presquille have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Bourg, Presquille and Bayou Blue report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bourg with a neighbor →
Questions about Bourg
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bourg, LA a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Louisiana.
Is Bourg, 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 B+.