Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 8,916, settled in 1917.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Overall it grades B, 17th of 161 graded towns in Louisiana. The median household earns $80K and it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 81% of U.S. towns. On health, just 14 of Louisiana’s 254 towns do better. Harahan has 1 place on the National Register. On safety, just 3 of Louisiana’s 49 towns do better.
Where Harahan beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Harahan’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Harahan is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 892 in 1930, a peak of 13,037 in 1970, 9,116 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1935 and 7 maps from 1891 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Harahan. Close and well known come first.
Big draw7 mi Stadium & arenaCaesars Superdome
Big draw18 mi LakeLake Pontchartrain
8 mi MuseumNational World War II Museum707K visitors a year
4 mi Zoo & aquariumAudubon Zoo
8 mi GardenCity Park
5 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 · National World War II Museum: Nolabob, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Audubon Zoo: MeRyan, CC BY 2.0 · 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Harahan, 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 Harahan.
Harahan fares better on crime within Louisiana than nationally, has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and looks healthier within Louisiana than nationally.
1,469 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 132 properties have flooded more than once.
Since 1978, 1,469 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Harahan.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Jefferson Parish school district. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harahan SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 390 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
The typical value, about $306K, is 14% below its August 2022 peak.
The typical Harahan home is worth about $306,000, up 4.4% in a year, 43% above the Louisiana typical home.
| Harahan | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 74% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,082 a month | $989 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The average commute for its 3,893 working residents takes 19.7 minutes, against 25.7 across Louisiana.
Most working residents leave Harahan for work: only 5% work in town. 7.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Harahan, below both the Louisiana town median (20%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Jobs based in Harahan fell to 2,035 in 2023, 129 fewer than in 2013.
| Harahan | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 7.5% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Work from home | 9.3% | 5.6% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
At 12.8 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 93% of Louisiana’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 12 reported in 2025, 1.4 per 1,000 residents.
Harahan’s property crime rate is 8 per 1,000 residents, against 24.2 in Louisiana’s towns and 9.9 across U.S. towns. Harahan’s violent crime rate is 1.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Harahan | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 8 per 1,000 residents | 24.2 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 4.4 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
January nights average 44.2°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.5°.
Harahan has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Harahan is 44°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Harahan | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 44°F | 42°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 92°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Within Louisiana it is healthier than 92% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures. Its widest gap with Louisiana is food insecurity: 11.8% of its 7,491 adults worry about having enough food, against 22.5% statewide.
16% of adults report frequent mental distress in Harahan. Harahan beats the Louisiana average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 18% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Harahan.
| Harahan | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 26% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 19% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Harahan | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 22.5% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.8% | 12.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
14 within 15 miles of the center of Harahan
About 5 of every 100 Harahan residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Louisiana.
City in Louisiana, United States
Harahan is a city in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana; it is a suburb of New Orleans. Its population was 9,116 at the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Harahan.
| Town | LA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harahan | #17 | B | C | B+ | B | B |
| Elmwood | #6 | B+ | B− | — | B | A− |
| River Ridge | #50 | C+ | C− | — | B | B |
| Waggaman | #144 | D | C+ | — | B | D− |
| Avondale | #140 | D | B | — | B | D− |
Elmwood, River Ridge, Waggaman and Avondale report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Harahan with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Harahan grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #17 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades B for health, B+ for safety and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
That is 4.9 years of the area's median household income ($62,655 across the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
2 notable people were born here, including Hank Lauricella and Tommy Wilcox.
