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EstelleLA
A town of 16,341 in Louisiana.
2 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
16,341
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$217K
Census ACS
Household income
$79K
median
Median age
42.1
years
Jobs based here
763
A commuter town
TownGrade
D
#126 of 161 in LA
Is Estelle a good place to live?
More weak spots than strong ones. Where it falls short is health: residents are less healthy than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It also trails on hazard risk — FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 95% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Homes run about $217K for a typical one, 3.5 times the New Orleans metro’s $63K median household income. Its best grade is for schools: its public schools beat 57% of Louisiana towns on state tests and graduation. The overall grade lands at D, 126th of 161 in Louisiana. That leaves it better than 13% of U.S. towns. Only 23 of Louisiana’s 254 towns score lower on history.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · National Register of Historic Places.
What makes Estelle stand out
Where Estelle beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
A commuter town
98% of working residents leave Estelle for work
Where Estelle’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
763jobs based in Estelle
2%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Estelle grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Estelle is from typical.
Hazard riskHurricanes top the listD−Open →HealthWest Jefferson Medical Center 1 miles awayDOpen →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsC+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.3 of 20; 4.1% of households have no car; 1.7% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →Jobs & income$79K median household incomeC+Open →SchoolsNear typical for the towns comparedBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trailDOpen →HistoryBased on listed places, the town’s age and notable peopleD−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 42 attractions →Caesars Superdome and 38 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Estelle. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaCaesars Superdome
Big draw24 mi LakeLake Pontchartrain
7 mi MuseumNational World War II Museum707K visitors a year
in town National Historical ParkJean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve227K visitors a year
6 mi Zoo & aquariumAudubon Zoo
8 mi MuseumThe CabildoSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Caesars Superdome: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Pontchartrain: Mersh13, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National World War II Museum: Nolabob, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: No machine-readable author provided. Jan Kronsell assumed (based on copyright cl, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Audubon Zoo: MeRyan, CC BY 2.0 · The Cabildo: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0
Getting set up
Moving to Estelle: who provides what
Estelle is unincorporated, so Jefferson Parish and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerEntergy Louisiana11.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterW Jefferson Ww District 21 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesJefferson ParishJefferson 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 hereJefferson Parish Registrar of VotersJefferson Parish; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2022
ZIP code7007270072 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 Estelle.
Estelle has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and looks healthier within Louisiana than nationally, but it has little public open land.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade D−
Very high risk in Estelle, with hurricanes at the top
Households in Estelle have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2021. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 75% come from hurricanes and 14% from inland flooding. Flood insurance has paid out on 21 claims in the town since 2002.
95risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HurricanesInland flooding
21
paid flood claims since 2002
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
SchoolsB
Estelle’s grade for schools is a B
Two of its 6 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The largest public high school is Fisher Middle/High School, with 498 students. Public schools: the Jefferson Parish school district.
57%of LA districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 868 | B |
| Fisher Middle/High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 498 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
HealthD
Estelle’s grade for health is a D
Within Louisiana it is healthier than 57% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures.
Estelle: 18% of adults smoke cigarettes, below the Louisiana town median (19%) but above the median of U.S. towns (14%). Among adults locally, 39% feel lonely. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Estelle is ahead of Louisiana on 3 and behind on 1. In Estelle, just over two in five adults sleep under 7 hours, and 24% worry about having enough food.
13%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Estelle | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 42% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 26% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 44% | 35% |
32 measures vs. Louisiana
3 better28 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Estelle | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.5% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.7% | 7.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 10.7% | 8.9% |
West Jefferson Medical Center
1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
57th
percentile among LA towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Most people working in Estelle commute elsewhere
Estelle has 763 jobs for its 7,581 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 1,022 in 2013 to 763.
Most working residents leave Estelle for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based locally fell to 763 in 2023, 259 fewer than in 2013. Estelle: 17% of residents live below the poverty line, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Half the trips to work are shorter than 8 miles.
2%work in town
| Estelle | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 11% | 5.6% | 11% |
Where working residents work
In Estelle2%
New Orleans23%
Metairie9%
Harvey7%
Marrero7%
8 mi
median commute distance
763
jobs based in Estelle
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
The climate in Estelle brings mild winters and hot summers
January nights average 44.3°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.2°.
The January low for Estelle comes to 44°F. Snow almost never falls.
91°summer high
| Estelle | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 44°F | 42°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 92°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
Winter46–65°
Spring60–79°
Summer74–91°
Fall62–80°
Dec 31
typical first frost
Feb 1
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
91°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Who lives here
More middle-aged adults than Louisiana overall
Adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (37% statewide); people 65 and older are 12% of residents (17% statewide). 19% of Estelle adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. In Estelle, the median age is 42.1 years.
42.1median age · LA 38
| Estelle | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Median age | 42.1 years | 37.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 19% | 20% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 24% | 22% |
EstelleLouisianaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
18%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma19%
High school35%
Some college18%
Associate’s10%
Bachelor’s11%
Graduate8%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.2 points. Across Louisiana, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Estelle | LA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.9% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.1% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.6% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.1% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16.5% | 11.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.6% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.1% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.1% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 19.4% | 12.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.5% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.6% | 20.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.7% | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.1% | 17% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.7% | 10.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
OutdoorsD
0% of Estelle is conserved land
Just 0 of its 2,965 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Estelle itself; its outdoors grade is D.
Trails run 1.1 miles in 2 parks and preserves. In Estelle, the trail network density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
#55for trails in LA
0%
conserved · 0 of 2,965 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bent Tree Walking Trail | 0.2 mi | 2 |
| 2. Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve - Barataria Preserve Unit | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HousingCost of living grade C+
A home in Estelle sells for about $230K at the median
70% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 54.8% across Louisiana.
Estelle’s median rent comes in at $1,442 a month. Only 6 of the 161 Louisiana towns we compare have a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Estelle. On the market in the town: a median 75 days to sell.
$230Kmedian sale price
| Estelle | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,442 a month | $989 a month | $1,185 a month |
Market temperature
75
days on market
96.4%
sale-to-list price
13
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Estelle
17pages on Estelle
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
14 within 15 miles of the center of Estelle
Loyola University New OrleansUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New Orleans6.7 mi$49,440 tuitionLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New OrleansUniversity or college · Public · New Orleans8 miDelgado Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · New Orleans9.9 mi$4,279 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 Estelle residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Louisiana.
About Estelle
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Estelle is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 17,952 in 2020. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. Estelle is located south of Marrero; the urbanized areas of the communities meet, and some businesses in Estelle list their addresses as "Marrero". The Jean Lafitte National Park Barataria Preserve is adjacent to Estelle.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 5.0 sq mi
Estelle’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Estelle.
MarreroWoodmereEstelle
How the neighbors grade
Estelle, Marrero and Woodmere report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Estelle with a neighbor →
Questions about Estelle
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Estelle, LA a good place to live?
Estelle grades D overall, better than 13% of U.S. towns and #126 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades D for health and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Estelle, LA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $217,000, 2% above the Louisiana typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.