MinorcaLA
A town of 1,430.
Is Minorca a good place to live?
The best of Minorca’s subject grades is an A+ for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for health. 32% of residents live below the poverty line in Minorca, above both Louisiana’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). On cost of living, just 8 of Louisiana’s 253 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 92% of U.S. towns. Tacony Plantation House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Minorca has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Minorca stand out
Where Minorca beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| Widest gap | Minorca | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 31.9% | 18.1% |
1,430 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Minorca grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Minorca is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Natchez Trace Parkway and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Minorca. Close and well known come first.
7 mi ParkwayNatchez Trace Parkway8.0M visitors a year
5 mi MuseumStanton Hall
37 mi National Military ParkVicksburg National Military Park410K visitors a year
5 mi MuseumRosalie Mansion
5 mi National Historical ParkNatchez National Historical Park41K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Natchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Stanton Hall: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Vicksburg National Military Park: Eoghanacht at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Rosalie Mansion: Elisa Rolle, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Natchez National Historical Park: Calstanhope, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Minorca: who provides what
Minorca is unincorporated, so Concordia 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Minorca.
Near the bottom of U.S. towns on CDC estimates
Minorca beats the Louisiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 35% of Minorca adults say their health is fair or poor, above both the Louisiana town median (27%) and the median of U.S. towns (19%). 36% of adults worry about having enough food in Minorca.
| Minorca | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 27% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 19% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 26% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 20% | 17% |
| What stands out | Minorca | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 31.9% | 18.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.6% | 8.5% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 35.5% | 22.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Minorca faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Minorca, expect mild winters and hot summers
Minorca has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Minorca’s July high is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 1.3 jobs for every working resident, Minorca draws in 878 commuters
Most working residents leave Minorca for work: only 7% work in town. The average trip to work in Minorca is 19 minutes. Jobs based in Minorca grew to 926 in 2023, 49 more than in 2013.
| Minorca | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 7% | 9.8% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A home in Minorca sells for about $190K at the median
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Minorca
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Minorca; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Minorca residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
About Minorca
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Minorca is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Minorca had a population of 2,156. It is located in northeastern Concordia Parish, bordered on the east by the city of Vidalia. U.S. Routes 84 and 425 pass through the northern part of the CDP, leading east through Vidalia 5 miles (8 km) to Natchez, Mississippi, and northwest 6 miles (10 km) to Ferriday. The Mississippi state line, following a former channel of the Mississippi River, is directly north of Minorca.
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- Area
- 4.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 58 ft
Questions about Minorca
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Minorca, LA expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $57,000, 73% below the Louisiana typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.