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A town of 5,515, settled in 1894.
Larose gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $139K, 2.2 years of the Houma metro’s $64K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 41st of 161 graded towns in Louisiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top, and CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 96% of the country. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 84% of Louisiana towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 83% of U.S. towns. Among 162 Louisiana towns, just 3 have a higher January low than Larose. The biggest park or preserve is Larose Regional Park, at 43 acres.
Where Larose beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| South Larose Elementary School | PK–5 | 349 |
| North Larose Elementary School | PK–5 | 202 |
| Holy Rosary Catholic School | PK–8 | 143 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Larose is from typical.
Its grades run from A for cost of living (better than 94% of comparable towns) to D− for hazard risk (better than 3%), so the C+ overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 1,286 in 1950, 6,763 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1968 and 6 maps from 1892 on.
Larose is unincorporated, so Lafourche 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 Larose.
Larose pairs an A− for schools with modest home prices, trades lower home prices for longer drives to work and has a longer frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns.
Within Louisiana it is less healthy than 62% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures.
Larose: 47% of adults have obesity. The share of adults in Larose who smoke cigarettes is 21%, above both Louisiana’s towns (19%) and U.S. towns (14%).
| Larose | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 43% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | Larose | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 10.5% | 12.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
That grade comes with an A for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $139K.
Two of the 4 schools are below, and why each made the list. Its public schools are run by the Lafourche Parish school district. Public school enrollment in Larose: 981 students across 3 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larose-Cut Off Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 430 | A− |
| North Larose Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 202 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Larose’s risk rating from FEMA is 94 of 100, against 88 of 100 in Louisiana’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. It has had 250 paid flood insurance claims since 1980. Two thirds of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by tornadoes at 12%. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 10 declared disasters, most recently in 2026.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 3.4 miles of trail. The density of trails in Larose is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Larose | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Larose Regional Park | 0.7 mi | 43 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes are within reach (about $139K for the typical one, A for cost of living), but half of working residents commute more than 24 miles. At 2.2 years of the Houma metro’s $64K median household income, the typical home (about $139K) costs less against local pay than in 82% of Louisiana towns; that ratio is one input to that grade.
Homes sold in Larose spent a median 91 days on the market. Typical home values rose 5.4% in the year to September 2026. The share of households in Larose who live in a home they own: 88%.
| Larose | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 88% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $760 a month | $992 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Galliano weather station, 8 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 311 days, longer than in 95% of U.S. towns. January nights average 45.3°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 90.7°.
Snow is almost unheard of. In Larose, the July high is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here fell from 2,888 in 2013 to 1,895.
In Larose, the median household income is $81,000. For most workers, Larose is a place to come home to: only 10% work in town. Since 2013, Larose has lost 993 jobs, to 1,895 in 2023. Just over one in ten residents live below the poverty line in the town.
| Larose | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
None within 15 miles of Larose; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Larose residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Larose is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,763 in 2020. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area.
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One town shares a border with Larose.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Larose grades C+ overall, better than 43% of U.S. towns and #41 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 A.
2 notable people were born here, including Bob Brunet and Ed Orgeron.