Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Public schools that outperform most of Louisiana.
The best of Paincourtville’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for schools; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. 0.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Paincourtville, below both Louisiana’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). No town in Louisiana scores higher than Paincourtville on cost of living. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 84% of U.S. towns. St. Elizabeth Catholic Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. Paincourtville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Paincourtville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| St. Elizabeth School | PK–8 | 147 |
St. Elizabeth Catholic ChurchIn a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Paincourtville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,004 in 1980, 857 in 2020. The archive holds 2 maps from 1965 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Paincourtville is unincorporated, so Assumption 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 Paincourtville.
For adults in Paincourtville, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 39%. Among adults locally, 17% have diabetes and 35% get no exercise outside work.
| Paincourtville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 44% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 34% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 27% | 19% |
| What stands out | Paincourtville | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10% | 8.5% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.9% | 4.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Elizabeth School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 147 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
The FEMA risk score for Paincourtville comes to 89 of 100. FEMA puts 63% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 12% to drought. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs in Paincourtville fell by 407 from 2013 to 2023, to 102. Its average trip to work is 21 minutes. The top destinations are Baton Rouge (9%), Donaldsonville (5%) and Thibodaux (4%). For half of commuters, work is under 22 miles away.
| Paincourtville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical July afternoon high locally is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Paincourtville, 79% of households live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Paincourtville; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Paincourtville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
Where Paincourtville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 notable people were born in Paincourtville.
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Paincourtville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Assumption Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Paincourtville had a population of 857.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Public schools that outperform most of Louisiana.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $87,000, 59% 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+.
3 notable people were born here, including Dan Brouillette and Samuel A. LeBlanc, I.
