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Home to 15 notable people. A town of 32,540, settled in 1916.
Marrero grades low on several counts. With a D overall, Marrero is better than 13% of U.S. towns. In the ranking it comes 123rd of 161 in Louisiana. Health is its weak spot: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 96% of the country. Hazard risk is weaker too (D−): FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Its strongest subject is walkability: it is more walkable than 63% of U.S. towns. At about $221K, a typical home costs 3.5 years of the New Orleans metro’s $63K median household income. The biggest park or preserve is Belle Terre Park, at 40 acres.
Figures: health, CDC PLACES · FEMA National Risk Index · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap.
Where Marrero beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Marrero is from typical.
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Census counts: 29,015 in 1970, 32,382 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 7 maps from 1891 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Marrero. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaCaesars Superdome
Big draw21 mi LakeLake Pontchartrain
5 mi MuseumNational World War II Museum707K visitors a year
in town National Historical ParkJean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve227K visitors a year
3 mi Zoo & aquariumAudubon Zoo
6 mi MuseumThe CabildoCaesars 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 · Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: No machine-readable author provided. Jan Kronsell assumed (based on copyright cl, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Audubon Zoo: MeRyan, CC BY 2.0 · The Cabildo: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0
Marrero is unincorporated, so Jefferson 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 Marrero.
Marrero is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and has home values still below their peak.
Against the 2,816 U.S. towns with household incomes like Marrero’s, it is less healthy than 81%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income. Within Louisiana it is less healthy than 65% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures.
Among adults in Marrero, 48% have high blood pressure, against 44% in Louisiana’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. Marrero: 45% of adults sleep under 7 hours. Of 32 CDC measures, Marrero beats the Louisiana average on 2 and trails it on 16.
| Marrero | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 44% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 14% |
| What stands out | Marrero | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14.2% | 16.9% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.4% | 78.8% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 16.9% | 12.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Of its 11 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. Public schools: the Jefferson Parish school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| L.H. Marrero Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 619 | C |
| L.W. Higgins High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,136 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Since 1978, Marrero has seen 6,057 flood insurance claims paid out. FEMA puts 78% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 11% to inland flooding. Federal aid has come to Marrero households in 12 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
January nights average 44.2°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.2°.
Snow almost never falls. The January low for Marrero comes to 44°F, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 42°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Its midsummer high stands at 91°F.
| Marrero | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 44°F | 42°F | 22°F |
| July high | 91°F | 92°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Employers in Marrero shed 1,787 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 10,067. Commuting out is the norm here: 7% of working residents work locally. 23% of residents live below the poverty line in the town. Half the trips to work are shorter than 6 miles.
| Marrero | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 23% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $41,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 5.6% | 5.6% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical value, about $221K, is 9% below its August 2022 peak.
Homes in Marrero are typically worth about $221,000, up 3.2% in a year, close to the Louisiana typical home. A home in Marrero typically sold within 41 days of listing. Sellers in Marrero got 94.4% of the asking price, typically.
| Marrero | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 66% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,042 a month | $989 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
There are 0.9 miles of trail across 8 parks and preserves. Marrero’s density of trails stands at 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Marrero | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Westminster Park | 0.3 mi | 6 |
| 2. Belle Terre Park | — | 40 |
| 3. Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve - Barataria Preserve Unit | — | 32 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
14 within 15 miles of the center of Marrero
About 5 of every 100 Marrero residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Louisiana.
15 notable people were born in Marrero.
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Marrero is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. Marrero is on the south side (referred to as the "West Bank") of the Mississippi River, within the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. The population was 32,382 at the 2020 U.S. census.
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4 towns share a border with Marrero.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Estelle (D) comes closest.
| Town | LA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marrero | #123 | D | B− | — | B | D− |
| Harvey | #129 | D | C+ | — | B | D− |
| Westwego | #132 | D | B− | C− | B | D− |
| New Orleans | #159 | D− | D | — | D− | C+ |
| Estelle | #126 | D | C+ | — | B | D |
Marrero, Harvey, New Orleans and Estelle report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Marrero with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Marrero grades D overall, better than 13% of U.S. towns and #123 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades D− for health and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
15 notable people were born here, including Vance Joseph and Alfred Blue.
