Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of Louisiana.
The best of Charenton’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. Only 3 of the 162 Louisiana towns we compare have a lower share of residents 65 or older than Charenton. Residents are less healthy than 96% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Oaklawn Manor and Heaton House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Charenton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Charenton beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Chitimacha Tribal School | K–8 | 110 |
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Charenton is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,584 in 1990, 1,699 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1937 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Charenton is unincorporated, so St. Mary 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 Charenton.
Among adults in Charenton, 17% report frequent physical distress, against 16% in Louisiana’s towns and 14% across U.S. towns. For adults in the town, the share who smoke cigarettes is 22%. In Charenton, 44% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 45% have high blood pressure.
| Charenton | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 42% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 44% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 33% |
| What stands out | Charenton | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 21.5% | 17.3% |
| More adults in frequent physical distress | 17.4% | 15.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools: Chitimacha Tribal School. Its one school is below. Enrollment at Charenton’s public school: 110 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitimacha Tribal SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 110 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Charenton’s FEMA risk score comes in at 93 of 100. FEMA puts 55% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 14% to inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Charenton after 8 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Charenton, the peak summer temperature is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The top destinations are Franklin (13%), Lafayette (8%) and New Iberia (7%). For most workers, Charenton is a place to come home to: only 5% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 349, to 511. Its average commute stands at 19 minutes.
| Charenton | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.7% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
None within 15 miles of Charenton; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Charenton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
1,903 counted in 2010 and 1,699 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Charenton (historically French: Lieu-des-Chetimachas) is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Charenton had a population of 1,699. It is part of the Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Public schools that outperform most of Louisiana.
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−.