Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,520, settled in 1880.
Hahnville gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $273K, 4.4 years of the New Orleans metro’s $63K median household income. It grades B overall, 13th of 161 graded towns in Louisiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 93% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top, and residents are less healthy than 92% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. On the plus side, the median household earns $101K. Hahnville’s density of trails is 1.0 miles per square mile, against 0.2 in Louisiana’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Hahnville's public schools beat 87% of Louisiana towns on state tests and graduation. Hahnville has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Homeplace Plantation House and Odd Fellows Hall.
Where Hahnville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
3,344 counted in 2010 and 2,959 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Hahnville is from typical.
Its grades run from A for jobs and income (better than 93% of comparable towns) to D− for hazard risk (better than 4%), so the B overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Homeplace Plantation House is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 1,297 in 1960, 2,959 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1927 and 7 maps from 1891 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hahnville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaCaesars Superdome
Big draw25 mi LakeLake Pontchartrain
15 mi MuseumWhitney Plantation Historic District
21 mi MuseumNational World War II Museum707K visitors a year
20 mi City parkCity Park
15 mi National Historical ParkJean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve227K visitors a yearCaesars Superdome: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Pontchartrain: Mersh13, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Whitney Plantation Historic District: Bill Leiser, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National World War II Museum: Nolabob, CC BY-SA 3.0 · City Park: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 2.5 · Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: No machine-readable author provided. Jan Kronsell assumed (based on copyright cl, CC BY-SA 3.0
Hahnville is unincorporated, so St. Charles 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 Hahnville.
Hahnville draws workers from Luling and beyond, has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns and looks healthier within Louisiana than nationally.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
3,307 jobs are based in Hahnville, 2.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 1,734 in 2013 to 3,307.
Commuting out is the norm in Hahnville: 8% of working residents work locally. Hahnville: 6.7% of residents live below the poverty line. On the other hand, only 7 of the 160 Louisiana towns we compare have a higher income of the median household than Hahnville. Jobs based in Hahnville grew to 3,307 in 2023, 1,573 more than in 2013.
| Hahnville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $101,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Within Louisiana it is healthier than 50% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures.
Among adults in Hahnville, 17% have diabetes, above both Louisiana’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (12%). The share of adults in Hahnville who sleep under 7 hours: 44%.
| Hahnville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 44% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 42% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Hahnville | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with high blood pressure | 47.7% | 42.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected losses in Hahnville break down as 66% from hurricanes and 9% from inland flooding. Federal aid has come to Hahnville households in 6 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical value, about $273K, is 13% below its July 2022 peak.
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 2.7% in value. A home in Hahnville typically sold within 45 days of listing. In Hahnville, the typical sale closed at 94.7% of the list price.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Reserve weather station, 11 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 308 days, longer than in 95% of U.S. towns. January nights average 43.4°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.7°.
The January low in Hahnville is 43°F. Snow almost never falls.
| Hahnville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 43°F | 42°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 92°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median household earns $100,956, against $60,756 across Louisiana, one input to its A for jobs and income.
22% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 27% across Louisiana. Adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (37% statewide). Hahnville’s median age stands at 41.8 years.
| Hahnville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41.8 years | 37.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 21% | 24% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 22% | 20% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.5 points. Across Louisiana, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Hahnville | LA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.4% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 16.6% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 14.6% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.8% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.3% | 11.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.8% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.5% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.6% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8.3% | 12.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.9% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.8% | 20.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.1% | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.1% | 17% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 3.8% | 10.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,500, single groups can be off by several points
None within 15 miles of Hahnville; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Hahnville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
Where Hahnville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Unincorporated community, St. Charles Parish
Hahnville is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the parish seat of St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,792 at the 2000 census and 2,959 in 2020. It was founded by former governor Michael Hahn.
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5 towns share a border with Hahnville.
At #13 in LA, it grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Norco (C+) comes closest.
| Town | LA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hahnville | #13 | B | B+ | — | A | D |
| Taft | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luling | #47 | C+ | C | — | A | B− |
| Norco | #43 | C+ | C | — | A | C |
| New Sarpy | — | — | A+ | — | A | C− |
| Destrehan | #66 | C | C− | — | A | B− |
New Sarpy has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Hahnville, Luling, Norco, New Sarpy and Destrehan report no FBI crime data of their own. Taft isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hahnville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Hahnville grades B overall, better than 62% of U.S. towns and #13 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 B+.
2 notable people were born here, including Herb Simpson and LaRon Byrd.
