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Port Allen gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $214K for a typical one, or 3.1 years of the Baton Rouge metro’s $70K median household income. It grades C overall, 80th of 161 graded towns in Louisiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. Its crime rate is higher than 97% of U.S. towns, with 74 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, and CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 94% of the country. Port Allen’s violent crime rate is 14.8 per 1,000 residents, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 4.3 and U.S. towns at 1.6. On the outdoors, just 4 of Louisiana’s 255 towns do better. Port Allen has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Poplar Grove Plantation House and Allendale Plantation Historic District.
Where Port Allen beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Port Allen’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Port Allen is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 920 in 1920, 4,939 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1830 and 7 maps from 1908 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Port Allen. Close and well known come first.
3 mi Stadium & arenaTiger Stadium
in town MuseumUSS Kidd
3 mi Stadium & arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center13 mi Theme parkBlue Bayou and Dixie Landin'
in town MuseumShaw Center for the Arts
in town MuseumYazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company DepotTiger Stadium: Daniel Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0 · USS Kidd: Cobatfor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pete Maravich Assembly Center: Spatms, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shaw Center for the Arts: UrbanPlanet BR (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot: Niagara, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Port Allen, 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 Port Allen.
Port Allen carries less natural-hazard risk than most of Louisiana (mostly cold waves) and draws workers from Baton Rouge and beyond, but it reports violent crime at 3 times the Louisiana rate.
Its B+ for the outdoors ranks #3 of 162 in Louisiana.
2.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Port Allen’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Port Allen | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rivoult Memorial Park | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the West Baton Rouge Parish school district. One of its 4 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Allen Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 345 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Violent crime runs at 14.8 per 1,000 residents, 3 times the Louisiana rate; the Safety Grade counts each violent crime four times, so this weighs most on its D−. Reported crimes rose from 151 to 205 over the last three FBI years, a rise beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Port Allen is 26.2 per 1,000 residents. Port Allen reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 97% report less. Within Louisiana, it does better than 31% of towns.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Within Louisiana it is less healthy than 54% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures.
49% of adults have high blood pressure in Port Allen. Port Allen beats the Louisiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 18% of adults have diabetes in Port Allen.
| Port Allen | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 44% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 43% | 35% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 26% | 14% |
| What stands out | Port Allen | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 16% | 12.4% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 21.1% | 16.8% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 28% | 22.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3,257 jobs are based in Port Allen, 1.5 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 19.4 minutes, against 25.7 across Louisiana.
Most working residents leave Port Allen for work: only 8% work in town. 21% of Port Allen residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Port Allen has lost 295 jobs, to 3,257 in 2023.
| Port Allen | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 21% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (37% statewide). Among 161 Louisiana towns, just 7 have a higher median age than Port Allen. 18% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 27% across Louisiana.
| Port Allen | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 17% | 24% | 22% |
| Median age | 46.5 years | 37.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 16% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 18% | 20% | 29% |
56% women, 44% men
About 79 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.9 points). Across Louisiana, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Port Allen | LA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 17.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 16% | 11.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.5% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.6% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 8% | 12.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 45.3% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 22% | 20.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.9% | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.1% | 17% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.8% | 10.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
January nights average 41°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.7°.
Port Allen has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Port Allen | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 41°F | 42°F | 22°F |
| July high | 92°F | 92°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 79% of Louisiana towns, with expected losses of about $326 per resident a year; that rating is what its B for hazard risk is built on.
Since 1980, 28 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Port Allen.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median property tax bill is $536, against $1,180 across Louisiana, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Port Allen home is worth about $214,000, up 0.9% in a year, close to the Louisiana typical home.
| Port Allen | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $958 a month | $992 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
6 within 15 miles of the center of Port Allen
About 8 of every 100 Port Allen residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
7 places in Port Allen on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Louisiana, United States
Port Allen is a city in and the parish seat of West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. Located on the west bank of the Mississippi River, it is bordered by Interstate 10 and US Highway 190. The population was 4,939 in 2020. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area. Port Allen is home to the Mississippi Riverfront Development, which provides a panoramic view of the Mississippi River and Baton Rouge, the West Baton Rouge Museum, the City of Port Allen Railroad Depot, Scott's Cemetery, the Port of Greater Baton Rouge, and the Port Allen Lock.
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One town shares a border with Port Allen.
| Town | LA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Allen | #80 | C | A− | D− | B+ | D |
| Baton Rouge | #105 | C− | C+ | — | B− | C− |
Baton Rouge reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Port Allen with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Port Allen grades C overall, better than 28% of U.S. towns and #80 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades D for health, D− for safety and B+ for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a D−.
Within Louisiana, it does better than 31% of towns.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
2 notable people were born here, including Tracy Porter and Andre Hal.
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