Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Mansura’s subject grades are a B+ for schools and a B for history; the weakest is a D− for health. 52% of residents live below the poverty line in Mansura, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On incomes, just 10 of Louisiana’s 250 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 83% of U.S. towns. Mansura has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them St. Paul Lutheran Church and Dr. Jules Charles Des Fosse House. Mansura has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Mansura beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Dr. Jules Charles Des Fosse House| Widest gap | Mansura | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had a stroke | 8.5% | 4.3% |
Census counts: 144 in 1890, a peak of 2,074 in 1980, 1,320 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1927 and 3 maps from 1940 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Mansura is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Mansura, 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 Mansura.
25% of adults have diabetes in Mansura, against 16% in Louisiana’s towns and 12% across U.S. towns. 60% of Mansura adults have high blood pressure. No town among the 162 in Louisiana we compare has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Mansura.
| Mansura | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 27% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 16% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Mansura | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.8% | 16.9% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 85.7% | 78.8% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 8.5% | 4.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its one school is below. The largest public high school is Avoyelles Public Charter School, with 735 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avoyelles Public Charter SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades K–12 | Grades K–12 | 735 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Mansura’s median household income is $22,000. Jobs based in Mansura grew to 865 in 2023, 340 more than in 2013. Mansura’s average trip to work is 34 minutes.
| Mansura | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $22,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Mansura home is worth about $148,000, up 3.6% in a year, 31% below the Louisiana typical home. The median rent in Mansura is $583 a month.
| Mansura | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 51% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $583 a month | $990 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mansura has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 40° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 1982, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mansura.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Mansura; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Mansura residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
5 places in Mansura on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Louisiana, United States
Mansura is a town in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mansura had a population of 1,320. Mansura is home to the Cochon de Lait Festival, and claims to be the Cochon de Lait capital of the world.
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That is 3.8 years of the area's median household income ($39,325 across the county). 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 Felix Moncla and Gaston Louis Noel Porterie.
