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A town of 35,238, settled in 1884. Public schools that outperform most of Louisiana.
Prairieville grades A overall, 2nd among Louisiana's 161 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $105K and its schools outperform 91% of the state's. On the other side, FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 85% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Only 2 of Louisiana’s 254 towns score higher on health. Prairieville has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Robert Penn Warren House and Kraemer House. Among 161 Louisiana towns, just 3 have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Prairieville.
Where Prairieville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Prairieville Primary School | PK–5 | 865 |
| Oak Grove Primary School | PK–5 | 725 |
| Bluff Ridge Primary | PK–5 | 677 |
| Widest gap | Prairieville | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.6% | 18.1% |
26,895 counted in 2010 and 33,197 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Prairieville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2012 and 5 maps from 1934 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Prairieville. Close and well known come first.
15 mi Stadium & arenaTiger Stadium
17 mi MuseumUSS Kidd
26 mi MuseumWhitney Plantation Historic District5 mi Theme parkBlue Bayou and Dixie Landin'
15 mi Stadium & arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center33 mi Museum1811 Kid Ory Historic HouseTiger Stadium: Daniel Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0 · USS Kidd: Cobatfor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Whitney Plantation Historic District: Bill Leiser, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pete Maravich Assembly Center: Spatms, CC BY-SA 3.0
Prairieville is unincorporated, so Ascension 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 Prairieville.
Prairieville is among the three healthiest towns in Louisiana, has schools in the top 5% of Louisiana and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
The median property tax bill is $2,020, against $1,180 across Louisiana, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Prairieville home is worth about $340,000, up 2.1% in a year, 59% above the Louisiana typical home. 86% of households own their home in Prairieville, against 68% in Louisiana’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Prairieville’s median rent is $1,324 a month.
| Prairieville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,324 a month | $989 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its A ranks #3 of the 162 Louisiana towns we grade for schools.
Its public schools are run by the Ascension Parish school district. Three of its 6 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Prairieville High School, with 1,377 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairieville Primary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 865 | A |
| Prairieville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,377 | – |
| Oak Grove Primary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 725 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Since 2001, 259 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Prairieville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here grew from 6,233 in 2013 to 9,025.
Most working residents leave Prairieville for work: only 7% work in town. At 32 minutes, Prairieville’s average trip to work is where Louisiana’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Jobs based in Prairieville grew to 9,025 in 2023, 2,792 more than in 2013.
| Prairieville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.9% | 5.6% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 7% | 9.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
It ranks #3 of the 161 Louisiana towns we grade on the CDC estimates behind the Health Grade. Its widest gap with Louisiana is tooth loss: 8.6% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 18.1% statewide.
10% of Prairieville adults have diabetes. Among 161 Louisiana towns, just 4 have a lower share of adults who have obesity than Prairieville. 35% of Prairieville adults have high blood pressure.
| Prairieville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 34% | 25% |
| What stands out | Prairieville | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.6% | 18.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.5% | 22.5% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 75.1% | 78.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 41.2°, milder than in 95% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.8°.
Prairieville has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The January low in Prairieville is 41°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Prairieville | 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
Just 13 of its 14,084 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Prairieville itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.1 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Prairieville Park | — | 6 |
| 2. Southwood Park | — | 5 |
| 3. Oak Grove Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
5 within 15 miles of the center of Prairieville
About 7 of every 100 Prairieville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Louisiana.
Where Prairieville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Prairieville on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Prairieville.
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Prairieville is a census-designated place in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is south of Baton Rouge and north of Gonzales. Prairieville is an expanding bedroom suburb of Baton Rouge. Its name is derived from the once plentiful pastures and prairies that were visible from Highway 73 (Jefferson Hwy.) and Airline Highway, which is now covered with development. Prairieville started off as a quiet community with few people. In recent decades, Prairieville has experienced growth from migration out of Baton Rouge, with new residents particularly drawn to the area by its high-performing public schools and low crime rate. Prairieville had a 2020 census population of 33,197 inhabitant…
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One town shares a border with Prairieville.
| Town | LA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairieville | #2 | A | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| St. George | — | — | — | — | B− | — |
Prairieville and St. George report no FBI crime data of their own. St. George isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Prairieville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Prairieville grades A overall, better than 87% of U.S. towns and #2 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades B+ for health and A for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 4.9 years of the area's median household income ($69,599 across the Baton Rouge, LA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
4 notable people were born here, including Stephan Kinsella and Justin Reid.
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