Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Garyville’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 90% of U.S. towns. Only 10 of the 162 Louisiana towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Garyville. Residents are less healthy than 91% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. Garyville has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them San Francisco Plantation House and Emilie Plantation House. Garyville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Garyville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
San Francisco Plantation House2,811 counted in 2010 and 2,123 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Garyville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,850 in 1950, a peak of 3,181 in 1990, 2,123 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1938 and 5 maps from 1892 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Garyville is unincorporated, so St. John the Baptist 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 Garyville.
Most working residents leave Garyville for work: only 7% work in town. Jobs based in Garyville grew to 1,985 in 2023, 406 more than in 2013. At $88,000, Garyville’s median household income is above Louisiana’s towns ($56,000) and close to U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Garyville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $88,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 7% | 9.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the St. John the Baptist Parish school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garyville/Mt. Airy Math & Science Magnet Schl.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 305 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
46% of Garyville adults have high blood pressure, above both the Louisiana town median (44%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). 39% of Garyville adults feel lonely. Garyville beats the Louisiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Garyville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 44% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 19% |
| What stands out | Garyville | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.9% | 4.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 92% of U.S. communities. Since 1985, 54 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Garyville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Garyville has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Garyville’s July high is 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area, at 1,138 acres.
| Garyville | 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% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Maurepas Swamp Wildlife Management Area | — | 1,138 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Garyville; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Garyville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
Where Garyville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 places in Garyville on the National Register of Historic Places.
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Garyville is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,775 at the 2000 census and 2,123 in 2020. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. The Garyville Refinery, built in 1976 by Marathon Petroleum Company, is the third-largest oil refinery in the United States.
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3 towns share a border with Garyville.
| Town | LA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garyville | — | — | A− | — | C+ | D |
| Reserve | #148 | D− | B | — | C+ | D− |
| Wallace | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edgard | — | — | A | — | C+ | C+ |
Garyville and Edgard have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Garyville, Reserve and Edgard report no FBI crime data of their own. Wallace isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Garyville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $172,000, 20% below 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 A−.
