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Public schools that outperform most of Louisiana. Home to 5,436 people, this town lies in Louisiana.
Chackbay’s strongest is schools (A−): its schools rank ahead of 84% of Louisiana towns. This Louisiana town grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns, and ranks 27th of 161 in Louisiana. It also does well on cost of living: a typical home costs about $217K, 3.4 years of the Houma metro’s $64K median household income. Where it falls short is walkability (D−). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 99% of U.S. towns. Hazard risk is weaker too (D−): FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 98% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. On the outdoors, just 24 of Louisiana’s 255 towns do worse. Only 10 of the 161 Louisiana towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Chackbay.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · FEMA National Risk Index · USGS PAD-US · Census LEHD, 2023.
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.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
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. 54% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 15%. One declared disaster, in 2021, has brought federal aid to Chackbay households.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
That grade comes with a B+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $217K.
One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the Lafourche Parish school district. The 2 public schools in Chackbay teach 553 students between them.
| 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.
Chackbay’s mean commuting time is 31 minutes, above both Louisiana’s towns (24 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs based in Chackbay grew to 254 in 2023, 104 more than in 2013. Among residents here, 7.4% 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.
Chackbay: 27% of adults get no exercise outside work, below the Louisiana town median (34%) but above the median of U.S. towns (25%). In Chackbay, 17% of adults smoke cigarettes. Among 161 Louisiana towns, just 10 have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Chackbay.
| 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
Four-year graduates: 20% of adults 25 and older here, 27% across Louisiana. Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (37% statewide). The midpoint age in Chackbay is 43.1 years.
| 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°.
For Chackbay, the typical July afternoon high is 91°F. Snow almost never falls.
| 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 one has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Chackbay. Its midpoint rent is $1,036 a month.
| 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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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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+.