LAMap-doton-Cut Off, 2004
Cut Off’s story
151 years in pictures
Census counts: 5,049 in 1980, 5,533 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004 and 6 maps from 1892 on.
- 1875Cut Off is settled
Cut OffLA
Today 5,398 people live in this town, first settled in 1875.
Population
5,398
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$127K
+0.5% in a year
Household income
$68K
median
Median age
41.2
years
Jobs based here
1,079
A commuter town
TownGrade
B−
#39 of 161 in LA
Is Cut Off a good place to live?
Good value, with catches elsewhere. With a B− overall, Cut Off is better than 45% of U.S. towns. Its place in the ranking is 39th of 161 in Louisiana. The weak point is health (D): CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 91% of the country. It also trails on hazard risk — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 95% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Where it does best is cost of living: a typical home costs about $126K, 2 years of the Houma metro’s $64K median household income. Add schools to its strengths: its schools rank ahead of 84% of Louisiana towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · FEMA National Risk Index.
What makes Cut Off stand out
Where Cut Off beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Typical home value
Cut Off$127K
Louisiana$214K
Cost of livingA
2 years of income buys a home
More affordable than 91% of U.S. towns
Zillow Home Value Index; area median household income, Census ACS.
Lafourche Parish schools
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Cut Off Elementary School | PK–5 | 395 |
SchoolsA−
On state tests and graduation
NCES · EDFacts.
Worth knowing · Natural hazardsD−
Hurricanes and inland flooding at the top
FEMA National Risk Index.
A commuter town
93% of working residents leave Cut Off for work
Where Cut Off’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1,079jobs based in Cut Off
7%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Cut Off grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Cut Off is from typical.
Its grades run from A for cost of living (better than 91% of comparable towns) to D− for hazard risk (better than 3%), so the B− overall blends very different results.
Hazard riskhurricanes tops the listD−Open →HealthLady of the Sea General Hospital 4.3 miles awayDOpen →Cost of livingAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.5 of 20; 9.6% of households have no car; 0.2% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →SchoolsA−Open →Jobs & income$68K median household income; 1,079 jobs based hereCOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 41.2; 16% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Cut Off: who provides what
Cut Off is unincorporated, so Lafourche Parish and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerEntergy Louisiana11.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet3 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesLafourche ParishLafourche Parish provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Louisiana you can register online until 20 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereLafourche Parish Registrar of VotersLafourche Parish; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017
ZIP code7034570345 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cut Off.
Cut Off pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns.
HealthD
Cut Off’s grade for health is a D
Within Louisiana it is healthier than 54% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures.
24% of Cut Off adults say their health is fair or poor. Only 8 of the 161 Louisiana towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Cut Off. The share of adults in Cut Off who binge drink is 19%, above both Louisiana’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (16%). The town does better than the Louisiana average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 1.
9%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Cut Off | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 43% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Louisiana
3 better28 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Cut Off | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.3% | 12.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 13.9% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.6% | 7.5% |
Lady of the Sea General Hospital
4.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
53rd
percentile among LA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsA−
Cut Off’s grade for schools is an A−
That grade comes with an A for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $127K.
Its one school is below. Enrollment at Cut Off’s public school: 395 students.
84%of LA districts it outscoresA−School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cut Off Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 395 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D−
Cut Off has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from hurricanes
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Cut Off after 10 declared disasters, most recently in 2026. 63% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 12%.
95risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HurricanesInland floodingTornadoes
10
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HousingCost of living grade A
A home in Cut Off is worth about $127K, on Zillow’s estimate
Homes are within reach (about $127K for the typical one, A for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 27 miles. At 2 years of the Houma metro’s $64K median household income, the typical home (about $127K) costs less against local pay than in 89% of Louisiana towns; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living.
Cut Off’s typical rent is $828 a month. The share of households in Cut Off who own their home is 78%, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 68% and U.S. towns at 73%.
$127KZillow home value
| Cut Off | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $828 a month | $992 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 68% | 73% |
Typical home value
Cut Off$127K
Louisiana$214K
+0.5%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Cut Off has 0.5 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
For Cut Off, the mean commuting time is 29 minutes. Commuting out is the norm here: 7% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Galliano (17%), Thibodaux (9%) and Larose (7%). Nearly a fifth of residents live below the poverty line locally.
7%work in town
| Cut Off | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.3% | 9.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Cut Off7%
Galliano17%
Thibodaux9%
Larose7%
New Orleans3%
27 mi
median commute distance
1,079
jobs based in Cut Off
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
A typical January night in Cut Off is milder than in the typical Louisiana or U.S. town
The Galliano weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 311 days, longer than in 95% of U.S. towns. January nights average 46.1°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.1°.
It almost never snows. The peak summer temperature in Cut Off is 90°F. This Louisiana town has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain.
90°summer high
| Cut Off | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 46°F | 42°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 92°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
Winter48–65°
Spring61–78°
Summer75–90°
Fall63–79°
Dec 19
typical first frost
Feb 8
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
90°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
OutdoorsC+
Conserved land covers 2.8% of Cut Off
1.8 miles of trail. The trail network density for Cut Off comes to 0.1 miles per square mile.
#66for trails in LA
| Cut Off | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.8% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
2.8%
conserved · 260 of 9,419 acres
1.8 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cut Off
18pages on Cut Off
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Cut Off; the nearest are
Fletcher Technical Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Schriever31.4 mi$4,219 in-state tuitionLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New OrleansUniversity or college · Public · New Orleans33.9 mi
About 3 of every 100 Cut Off residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
Famous people from Cut Off
3 notable people were born in Cut Off.
About Cut Off
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Cut Off (historically named La Coupe) is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,533 in 2020. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area. Cut Off's ZIP code is 70345, the area code is 985 and local telephone prefixes are 325, 632 and 693.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 15 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3 ft
- ZIP code
- 70345
- Area code
- 985
Cut Off’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Cut Off.
LaroseGallianoCut Off
How the neighbors grade
Cut Off, Larose and Galliano report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Cut Off with a neighbor →
Questions about Cut Off
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cut Off, LA a good place to live?
Cut Off grades B− overall, better than 45% of U.S. towns and #39 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades D for health and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Cut Off, LA expensive?
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.
What is Cut Off, LA known for?
3 notable people were born here, including Glen Pitre and Loulan Pitre, Jr..