New SarpyLA
Population 1,247: a town settled in 1937.
Is New Sarpy a good place to live?
The best of New Sarpy’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for schools; the weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Only 15 of Louisiana’s 253 towns score higher on cost of living. New Sarpy has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
New Sarpy has shrunk 20% from 2010 to 2020
1,464 counted in 2010 and 1,169 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How New Sarpy grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far New Sarpy is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Caesars Superdome and 38 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Sarpy. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaCaesars Superdome
Big draw22 mi LakeLake Pontchartrain
19 mi MuseumNational World War II Museum707K visitors a year
17 mi MuseumWhitney Plantation Historic District
18 mi City parkCity Park
20 mi Stadium & arenaLakefront ArenaPhoto credits
Caesars 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 · Whitney Plantation Historic District: Bill Leiser, CC BY-SA 4.0 · City Park: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 2.5 · Lakefront Arena: Spatms, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to New Sarpy: who provides what
New Sarpy is unincorporated, so St. Charles 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 New Sarpy.
Very high risk in New Sarpy, with hurricanes at the top
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 92% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 64% of New Sarpy’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 16% to inland flooding. Federal aid has come to New Sarpy households in 6 declared disasters; the latest was in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health in New Sarpy trails 83% of U.S. towns
New Sarpy tracks Louisiana closely on all 32 CDC measures. The share of adults in New Sarpy who have high blood pressure is 46%, above both the Louisiana town median (44%) and the median of U.S. towns (35%). Also worth knowing: 43% of New Sarpy adults sleep under 7 hours. Among 162 Louisiana towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than New Sarpy.
| New Sarpy | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 44% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 42% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 82% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 26% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
New Sarpy has 0.4 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The top destinations are Metairie (12%), Luling (10%) and New Orleans (9%). New Sarpy had 239 jobs in 2023, up 121 from 2013. The share of residents in New Sarpy who live below the poverty line is 9.4%, below Louisiana’s towns (20%) and close to U.S. towns (9.6%). In New Sarpy, the median household income is $52,000.
| New Sarpy | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 9.4% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $52,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in New Sarpy sells for about $187K at the median
Among households in New Sarpy, 60% own their home. The town’s rent at the middle of the market stands at $848 a month.
| New Sarpy | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $848 a month | $990 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about New Sarpy
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of New Sarpy
About 0 of every 100 New Sarpy residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
1,247 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Questions about New Sarpy
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Sarpy, LA expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $96,000, 55% 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+.