Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 4,484, settled in 1873.
Jeanerette gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $99K, 1.7 years of the New Iberia area’s $57K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 48th among Louisiana's 161 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 96% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top, and residents are less healthy than 98% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. 39% of residents live below the poverty line in Jeanerette, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 3 of Louisiana’s 152 towns score lower on civic life. Jeanerette has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Enterprise Plantation and Alice.
Where Jeanerette beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| St. Charles Street Elementary School | PK–6 | 328 |
5,530 counted in 2010 and 4,813 in 2020; an estimated 4,484 in 2025.
The decline has continued: down 6.9% since 2020, after 13% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Jeanerette is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 698 in 1880, a peak of 6,511 in 1980, 4,813 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 5 maps from 1937 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Jeanerette, 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 Jeanerette.
Jeanerette has homes that are cheap against local pay, has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and looks healthier within Louisiana than nationally.
Within Louisiana it is less healthy than 72% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures.
42% of adults feel lonely in Jeanerette. Jeanerette beats the Louisiana average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 50% of adults have high blood pressure in Jeanerette.
| Jeanerette | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 44% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 26% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 27% | 19% |
| What stands out | Jeanerette | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12.7% | 16.9% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.5% | 7.5% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 18.5% | 12.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Iberia Parish school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Charles Street Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 328 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Since 1980, 40 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Jeanerette.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 1.7 years of the New Iberia area’s $57K median household income, the typical home (about $99K) costs less against local pay than in 94% of Louisiana towns; that ratio is one input to its A− for cost of living. The typical value, about $99K, is 26% below its November 2020 peak.
The median rent in Jeanerette is $779 a month. The typical Jeanerette home is worth about $99,000, up 3.6% in a year, 54% below the Louisiana typical home. 59% of Jeanerette households own their home.
| Jeanerette | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 59% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $779 a month | $992 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Jeanerette has 389 jobs for its 1,482 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 597 in 2013 to 389.
Jeanerette’s average trip to work is 34 minutes. Since 2013, Jeanerette has lost 208 jobs, to 389 in 2023. Most working residents leave Jeanerette for work: only 5% work in town.
| Jeanerette | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 9.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 43.3°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.4°. The Jeanerette 5 Nw weather station records that about 66 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 93% of Louisiana places with climate records.
Jeanerette has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Only 10 of the 162 Louisiana towns we compare have a lower July high than Jeanerette. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Jeanerette | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 43°F | 42°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 92°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.1 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ward Eight Recreation Center | — | 14 |
| 2. Burleigh Park | — | 11 |
| 3. King Joseph Recreation Center | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jeanerette. Close and well known come first.
30 mi Stadium & arenaCajun Field at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium
14 mi GardenJungle Gardens
18 mi MuseumLongfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site
28 mi MuseumLouisiana State Museum – PattersonCajun Field at Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium: Jcarriere, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jungle Gardens: Skb8721, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site: Mike (msm62166), CC BY 2.0 · Louisiana State Museum – Patterson: HistLA1, CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Jeanerette; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Jeanerette residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Louisiana.
Where Jeanerette’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
7 places in Jeanerette on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Louisiana, United States
Jeanerette () is a city in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States. Known as "Sugar City", Jeanerette had a population of 4,813 as of the 2020 census. It is two-thirds African American, many of them Creoles of color. Jeanerette is the part of the Lafayette metropolitan statistical area; its parish is also one of the 22 included in the Acadiana region, which has had a high proportion of francophones.
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Jeanerette grades C+ overall, better than 38% of U.S. towns and #48 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades D− for health and B+ 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−.
2 notable people were born here, including Terrel Castle and Paul N. Cyr.
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