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A town of 2,878, founded in 1897.
DeQuincy gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $151K for a typical one, or 2.3 years of the Lake Charles metro’s $67K median household income. It grades B overall, ranked 16th of 161 in Louisiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 86% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top, and CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 91% of the country. On the plus side, its schools outperform 81% of the state's. Only 1 of Louisiana’s 252 towns score higher on walkability. DeQuincy has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Kansas City Southern Depot and All Saints Episcopal Church. Only 3 of the 161 Louisiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than DeQuincy.
Where DeQuincy beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far DeQuincy is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for cost of living (better than 96% of comparable towns) to D for hazard risk (better than 8%), so the B overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 715 in 1910, 3,144 in 2020. The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 4 maps from 1947 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in DeQuincy, 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 DeQuincy.
DeQuincy pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
Against the 3,745 U.S. towns with household incomes like DeQuincy’s, it is less healthy than 67%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income. Within Louisiana it is healthier than 53% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures.
29% of DeQuincy adults have been diagnosed with depression, against 27% in Louisiana’s towns and 23% across U.S. towns. 35% of DeQuincy adults get no exercise outside work. DeQuincy beats the Louisiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| DeQuincy | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 26% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 44% | 35% |
| What stands out | DeQuincy | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.9% | 18.1% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 35.1% | 30.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its A− for schools comes with an A+ for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $151K.
Its public schools are run by the Calcasieu Parish school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeQuincy Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 239 | – |
| DeQuincy High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 279 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes are within reach (about $151K for the typical one, A+ for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 21 miles. At 2.3 years of the Lake Charles metro’s $67K median household income, the typical home (about $151K) costs less against local pay than in 80% of Louisiana towns; that ratio is one input to its A+ for cost of living.
DeQuincy’s median rent is $760 a month, below both the Louisiana town median ($992 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 60% of households own their home in DeQuincy. The typical DeQuincy home is worth about $151,000, about the same as a year ago, 29% below the Louisiana typical home.
| DeQuincy | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $760 a month | $992 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
January nights average 40.9°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.7°.
DeQuincy has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. DeQuincy’s January low is 41°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| DeQuincy | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 41°F | 42°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 92°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave DeQuincy for work: only 13% work in town. The average trip to work in DeQuincy is 30 minutes. Jobs based in DeQuincy fell to 752 in 2023, 162 fewer than in 2013.
| DeQuincy | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $44,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 9.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
None within 15 miles of DeQuincy; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 DeQuincy residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
4 places in DeQuincy on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in DeQuincy.
City in Louisiana, United States
DeQuincy is the northernmost city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, DeQuincy had a population of 3,144. DeQuincy is part of the Lake Charles metropolitan statistical area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. DeQuincy grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #16 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+.
3 notable people were born here, including Tina Girouard and Anthony Pullard.
