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A town of 5,436. Public schools that outperform most of Louisiana.
Chackbay gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $217K, 3.4 years of the Houma metro’s $64K median household income. It grades B− overall, 27th among Louisiana's 161 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 98% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. On the plus side, its schools outperform 84% of the state's. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 99% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 24 of Louisiana’s 255 towns do worse.
Where Chackbay beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Coastal flooding makes up 9% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Chackbay is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,276 in 1990, 5,370 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2001 and 7 maps from 1892 on.
Explore the history →Chackbay is unincorporated, so Lafourche Parish and regional agencies provide most services.
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Ordered by what stands out in Chackbay.
Chackbay pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and looks healthier within Louisiana than nationally.
Since 1980, 65 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Chackbay. Among 162 Louisiana towns, just 4 have a higher FEMA risk score than Chackbay.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its A− for schools comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $217K.
Its public schools are run by the Lafourche Parish school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chackbay Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 344 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Chackbay has 254 jobs for its 2,513 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Chackbay for work: only 1% work in town. Chackbay’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, above both Louisiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 7.4% of Chackbay residents live below the poverty line.
| Chackbay | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Within Louisiana it is healthier than 78% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures. Its widest gap with Louisiana is utility shut-off threats: 7.9% of its 3,972 adults were threatened with a utility shut-off, against 12.4% statewide.
21% of Chackbay adults binge drink, against 16% in Louisiana’s towns and 16% across U.S. towns. 27% of adults get no exercise outside work in Chackbay. Chackbay beats the Louisiana average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Chackbay | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 43% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 26% | 14% |
| What stands out | Chackbay | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.9% | 12.4% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 15% | 22.5% |
| More binge drinkers | 20.8% | 16.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (37% statewide). Chackbay’s median age is 43.1 years. 20% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 27% across Louisiana.
| Chackbay | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43.1 years | 37.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 20% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 24% | 22% |
46% women, 54% men
About 118 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.5 points). Across Louisiana, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Chackbay | LA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.7% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.8% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.2% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.7% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.3% | 11.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18.4% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.5% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.6% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 12.6% | 12.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 44.9% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.4% | 20.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.9% | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.5% | 17% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 1.7% | 10.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The Thibodaux 4 Se weather station, 7 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 311 days, longer than in 95% of U.S. towns. January nights average 43.5°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.4°.
Chackbay has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Chackbay is 44°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Chackbay | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 44°F | 42°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 92°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median property tax bill is $558, against $1,180 across Louisiana, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Among 161 Louisiana towns, just 1 have a higher share of households owning their home than Chackbay.
| Chackbay | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 94% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,036 a month | $989 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
2 within 15 miles of the center of Chackbay
About 6 of every 100 Chackbay residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Louisiana.
Where Chackbay’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Chackbay is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,370 in 2020. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area. Chackbay is a part of the "Ward 6" area of Lafourche Parish.
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Chackbay grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #27 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades C for health and A− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $217,000, 1% above 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+.