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Brownfields’s story
Brownfields in pictures
Census counts: 5,229 in 1990, 5,145 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1939 on.
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A town of 4,261.
Population
4,261
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$207K
Census ACS
Household income
$66K
median
Median age
40.4
years
Jobs based here
340
A commuter town
TownGrade
D−
#154 of 161 in LA
Is Brownfields a good place to live?
Brownfields grades D− overall, 154th of 161 graded towns in Louisiana, mostly because of health and incomes. Residents are less healthy than 97% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household income is $66K, and 24% of residents live below the poverty line. One bright spot: its schools outperform 62% of the state's. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. Among 161 Louisiana towns, just 5 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Brownfields. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 79% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Brownfields for work
Where Brownfields’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
340jobs based in Brownfields
1%of working residents work in town
9 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Brownfields grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Brownfields is from typical.
HealthThe General 6.6 miles awayD−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.5 of 20; 3.6% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listDOpen →Jobs & incomeC−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $207K, 3 years of the Baton Rouge metro’s $70K median household incomeC+Open →SchoolsBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 19 attractions →Tiger Stadium and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brownfields. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Stadium & arenaTiger Stadium
8 mi MuseumUSS Kidd
10 mi Stadium & arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center15 mi Theme parkBlue Bayou and Dixie Landin'
3 mi Zoo & aquariumBaton Rouge Zoo
8 mi MuseumShaw Center for the ArtsSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Tiger Stadium: Daniel Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0 · USS Kidd: Cobatfor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pete Maravich Assembly Center: Spatms, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Baton Rouge Zoo: Kkmurray, CC BY 2.5 · Shaw Center for the Arts: UrbanPlanet BR (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Brownfields: who provides what
Brownfields is unincorporated, so East Baton Rouge Parish and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerDixie Electric Membership13.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBaton Rouge Water CompanyNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesEast Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish provides services here
SchoolsEast Baton Rouge Parish School DistrictCentral Community School District2 districts serve Brownfields; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Louisiana you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereE Baton Rouge Parish Registrar of VotersEast Baton Rouge Parish; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code7081170811 100%Census 2020
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 Brownfields.
Brownfields looks healthier within Louisiana than nationally and sends most of its workers to Baton Rouge and beyond.
HealthD−
For health, Brownfields earns a D−
Within Louisiana it is less healthy than 70% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures.
Brownfields: 18% of adults report frequent physical distress. Only 6 of the 161 Louisiana towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Brownfields. The share of adults in Brownfields who worry about having enough food is 36%, against 26% in Louisiana’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. Among adults in the town, 48% sleep under 7 hours and 53% have high blood pressure.
3%healthier than U.S. townsD−Health Grade
| Brownfields | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 42% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 53% | 44% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 26% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Louisiana
4 better9 too close to call19 worse
| What stands out | Brownfields | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.7% | 16.9% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.6% | 7.5% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 22% | 12.4% |
The General
6.6 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
30th
percentile among LA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsB
For schools, Brownfields earns a B
Its one school is below. Public schools: the East Baton Rouge Parish school district. Brownfields’ only public school teaches 368 students.
62%of LA districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownfields Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 368 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D
Brownfields has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Brownfields after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2021. Nearly half of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 19%.
79risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHurricanes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
About two in five of Brownfields’ working residents commute to Baton Rouge
Brownfields has 340 jobs for its 2,099 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
The average trip to work for Brownfields comes to 27 minutes, above both Louisiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 1% of working residents stay in Brownfields for work; the rest commute out. Employers in Brownfields shed 54 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 340. Half commute less than 9 miles.
1%work in town
| Brownfields | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Brownfields1%
Baton Rouge44%
New Orleans2%
Zachary2%
Baker2%
9 mi
median commute distance
340
jobs based in Brownfields
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Brownfields, expect mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 40° and snow is almost unheard of.
92°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter42–64°
Spring57–79°
Summer72–91°
Fall57–80°
Nov 26
typical first frost
Feb 25
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
92°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Who lives here
More middle-aged adults than Louisiana overall
In Brownfields, a fifth of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (37% statewide); children under 18 are 19% of residents (24% statewide). Also worth knowing: for Brownfields, the age of the median resident is 40.4 years.
40.4median age · LA 38
| Brownfields | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 20% | 29% |
| Median age | 40.4 years | 37.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 17% | 18% |
BrownfieldsLouisianaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
20%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma19%
High school30%
Some college20%
Associate’s11%
Bachelor’s14%
Graduate6%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.3 points. Across Louisiana, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Brownfields | LA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7.3% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.7% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.4% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.3% | 11.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.9% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.4% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 19.3% | 12.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.7% | 20.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.2% | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.3% | 17% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.5% | 10.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,300, single groups can be off by several points
OutdoorsB−
Brownfields has set aside 3.3% of its land for conservation
Trails total 0.7 miles in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Hooper Road Park, at 32 acres. In Brownfields, the concentration of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
3.3%conserved
| Brownfields | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
3.3%
conserved · 87 of 2,643 acres
0.7 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hooper Road Park | 0.6 mi | 32 |
| 2. Laurens Henry Cohn, Sr. Memorial Plant Arboretum | 0.1 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HousingCost of living grade C+
A home in Brownfields sells for about $213K at the median
On the market in Brownfields: a median 25 days to sell. Three fifths of the homes sold in Brownfields went for more than their asking price. For households here, the share who own their home is 74%.
$213Kmedian sale price
Market temperature
25
days on market
100.3%
sale-to-list price
5
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Brownfields
17pages on Brownfields
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Brownfields
Southern University and A & M CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Baton Rouge4.2 mi$9,922 in-state tuitionSouthern University Law CenterUniversity or college · Public · Baton Rouge4.4 miBaton Rouge Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Baton Rouge6.6 mi$4,321 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Brownfields residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
About Brownfields
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Brownfields is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Brownfields had a population of 5,145. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 4.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 620 ft
Brownfields’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Brownfields.
Baker next door grades lower for schools (D to Brownfields’s B) and higher for cost of living (B+ to C+).
CentralBakerBaton RougeBrownfields
How the neighbors grade
| Town | LA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownfields | #154 | D− | C+ | — | B | D− |
| Central | #9 | B+ | C | — | A | B+ |
| Baker | #156 | D− | B+ | C | D | D |
| Baton Rouge | #105 | C− | C+ | — | B− | C− |
Brownfields, Central and Baton Rouge report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Brownfields with a neighbor →
Questions about Brownfields
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brownfields, LA a good place to live?
Brownfields grades D− overall, better than 3% of U.S. towns and #154 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades D− for health and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Brownfields, LA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $207,000, 3% 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 C+.