Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Clinton’s best subject grade is an A for cost of living; its weakest is a D for incomes. Clinton’s average trip to work is 48 minutes, above both the Louisiana town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 55 Louisiana towns we compare, none has a lower violent crime rate than Clinton. Its National Register listings include Courthouse and Lawyers' Row and Marston House. On the outdoors, just 15 of Louisiana’s 255 towns do worse. Clinton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Clinton beats most towns.
Courthouse and Lawyers' Row
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1835.
15 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Clinton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Clinton, and how to reach them.
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 Clinton.
Most working residents leave Clinton for work: only 7% work in town. 21% of residents live below the poverty line in Clinton, close to Louisiana’s towns (20%) and above U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Baton Rouge (25%), Zachary (5%) and Jackson (3%).
| Clinton | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.2% | 9.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the East Feliciana Parish school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 189 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Clinton beats the Louisiana average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 48% of Clinton adults have high blood pressure. Only 6 of the 162 Louisiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Clinton.
| Clinton | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 44% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 82% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 42% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 26% | 14% |
| What stands out | Clinton | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.7% | 18.1% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 72.2% | 66.3% |
| More adults with high blood pressure | 47.8% | 42.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Clinton has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Clinton is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 60 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Clinton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Clinton’s property crime rate is 0 per 1,000 residents. Clinton's reported crime rate is well below Louisiana's. No violent crimes were reported in 2024.
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
The typical Clinton home is worth about $226,000, up 2.8% in a year, 6% above the Louisiana typical home. 61% of households own their home in Clinton.
| Clinton | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $993 a month | $990 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Clinton; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Clinton residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
1,653 counted in 2010 and 1,340 in 2020; an estimated 1,265 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
15 places in Clinton on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Clinton.
Town in Louisiana, United States
Clinton is a town in, and the parish seat of, East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. The town was named for New York Governor DeWitt Clinton. The population was 1,340 in 2020. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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.
5 notable people were born here, including Billy Andrews and Emilie Watts McVea.
