Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2,502 people live in this town, settled in 1897.
Homes are affordable here, though not without reasons. Its weakest is hazard risk (D−): FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 100% of U.S. communities, with coastal flooding at the top. It also trails on health (D): CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 94% of the country. Where it does best is cost of living (A+): a typical home costs about $108K, 1.7 years of the Houma metro’s $64K median household income. Schools are another plus (A−): its schools outperform 77% of the state's. The overall grade comes out at C, better than 30% of U.S. towns. That places it 73rd of 161 in Louisiana. Incomes are weaker too (D): the median household income is $53K, and just over a fifth of residents live below the poverty line.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · FEMA National Risk Index · health, CDC PLACES.
Where Chauvin beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Coastal flooding makes up 52% 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 Chauvin is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for cost of living (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D− for hazard risk (better than 1%), so the C overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 3,338 in 1980, 2,575 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1972 and 6 maps from 1894 on.
Chauvin 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Chauvin.
Chauvin has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns, has homes that are cheap against local pay and looks healthier within Louisiana than nationally.
Within Louisiana it is less healthy than 56% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures.
The share of adults in Chauvin who say their health is fair or poor is 27%, close to Louisiana’s towns (27%) and above U.S. towns (19%). In Chauvin, 18% of adults report frequent physical distress. This Louisiana town does better than the Louisiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 4.
| Chauvin | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 27% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 20% | 17% |
| What stands out | Chauvin | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.9% | 12.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.8% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Households in Chauvin have drawn federal disaster aid in 10 declared disasters, most recently in 2026. FEMA puts 52% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to coastal flooding, and 36% to hurricanes. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 100% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 1.7 years of the Houma metro’s $64K median household income, the typical home (about $108K) costs less against local pay than in 94% of Louisiana towns; that ratio is one input to that grade. Values fell 5.5% in the past year while the Louisiana typical home rose 2.1%.
In Chauvin, the going rate for rent is $833 a month. The typical home value in the town is about $108,000, 50% below the Louisiana typical home. The share of households in Chauvin who are owner-occupiers: 72%.
| Chauvin | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $833 a month | $992 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Chauvin has 148 jobs for its 797 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Commuting out is the norm here: 6% of working residents work locally. The share of residents in Chauvin who live below the poverty line is 21%, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The town’s average commute is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Bayou Cane (13%), New Orleans (5%) and Baton Rouge (3%).
| Chauvin | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.5% | 9.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Galliano weather station, 17 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 311 days, longer than in 95% of U.S. towns. January nights average 45.7°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.4°.
Chauvin brings warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high for Chauvin comes to 90°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Chauvin | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 46°F | 42°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 92°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just 0 of its 3,041 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Chauvin itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.6 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. For Chauvin, the density of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. Also worth knowing: this Louisiana town has one park or preserve, 6 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Little Caillou Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Chauvin; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Chauvin residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Louisiana.
2,912 counted in 2010 and 2,575 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
CDP in Louisiana, United States
Chauvin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,575 in 2020.. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.
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One town shares a border with Chauvin.
Montegut has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Chauvin and Montegut report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Chauvin with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Chauvin grades C overall, better than 30% of U.S. towns and #73 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades D for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
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+.