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A town of 12,918, settled in 1840.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mandeville grades B overall, ranked 19th of 161 in Louisiana. Its public schools beat 83% of Louisiana towns on state tests and graduation and the median household earns $94K. The catch is cost: the typical home is worth about $364K, 4.5 years of the Slidell metro’s $81K median household income. Only 12 of Louisiana’s 254 towns score higher on health. Mandeville has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Fontainebleau State Park and Morel-Nott House. Only 2 of Louisiana’s 152 towns score higher on civic life.
Where Mandeville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Census counts: 541 in 1870, 13,192 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1839 and 5 maps from 1935 on.
8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Mandeville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mandeville, 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 Mandeville.
Mandeville fares better on crime within Louisiana than nationally, draws workers from New Orleans and beyond and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
The median property tax bill is $3,108, against $1,180 across Louisiana, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
At $1,422 a month, Mandeville’s median rent is above both Louisiana’s towns ($989 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). The typical Mandeville home is worth about $364,000, up 1% in a year, 70% above the Louisiana typical home.
| Mandeville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,422 a month | $989 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 68% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the St. Tammany Parish school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tchefuncte Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 4–6 | Grades 4–6 | 682 | A+ |
| Mandeville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,006 | A |
| Pontchartrain Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 636 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
9,756 jobs are based in Mandeville, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 22.3% of workers work from home, against 8.1% across Louisiana.
22% of workers work from home in Mandeville, above both the Louisiana town median (5.6%) and the median of U.S. towns (11%). 7.1% of Mandeville residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Mandeville has added 1,092 jobs, to 9,756 in 2023.
| Mandeville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 5.6% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 9.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1,439 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 226 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 95% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 1,439 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mandeville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 41.1°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.7°.
Mandeville has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Mandeville’s January low is 41°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Mandeville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 41°F | 42°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 92°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Its widest gap with Louisiana is tooth loss: 7.9% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 18.1% statewide. Within Louisiana it is healthier than 93% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures.
30% of adults feel lonely in Mandeville. Among 161 Louisiana towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Mandeville. 18% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Mandeville.
| Mandeville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 37% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 26% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 19% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Mandeville | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.9% | 18.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 22.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.8 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Neighborwoods, at 29 acres.
| Mandeville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mandeville Lakefront | 0.5 mi | 14 |
| 2. Neighborwoods | — | 29 |
| 3. Paul Cordes Park (City Hall Park) | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 18.7 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 89% of Louisiana’s graded towns. Violent crime is rare: 18 reported in 2025, 1.4 per 1,000 residents.
The violent crime rate in Mandeville is 1.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Mandeville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.4 per 1,000 residents | 4.4 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 15.1 per 1,000 residents | 24.2 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
2 within 15 miles of the center of Mandeville
About 4 of every 100 Mandeville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
11,560 counted in 2010 and 13,192 in 2020; an estimated 12,918 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 14.1% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
8 places in Mandeville on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Mandeville.
City in the United States
Mandeville is a city in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The city was founded in 1834 and incorporated in 1840. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 13,192. Mandeville is located on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, south of Interstate 12. It is located directly across the lake from the city of New Orleans and its southshore suburbs. Mandeville is part of the New Orleans-Metairie metropolitan statistical area.
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One town shares a border with Mandeville.
| Town | LA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandeville | #19 | B | C− | B− | A− | B |
| Lewisburg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Lewisburg isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mandeville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Mandeville grades B overall, better than 58% of U.S. towns and #19 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades B for health, B− for safety and A− for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
5 notable people were born here, including Andrew Tarbell and Tommy Ladnier.
