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A town of 1,454, settled in 1898. Public schools that outperform most of Louisiana.
The best of Rosepine’s subject grades is an A for schools; the weakest is a C− for health. Rosepine has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Rosepine beats most towns.
In 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 Rosepine is from typical.
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Census counts: 325 in 1910, a low of 214 in 1930, 1,519 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1947 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rosepine, 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 Rosepine.
Public schools: the Vernon Parish school district. The largest public high school is Rosepine High School, with 572 students. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosepine Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 856 | B |
| Rosepine High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 572 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Rosepine: 81% of adults had a checkup this year, against 82% in Louisiana’s towns and 79% across U.S. towns. For adults here, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 28%. In Rosepine, nearly a fifth of adults worry about having enough food, and 42% have high blood pressure.
| Rosepine | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 26% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 44% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 12% |
| What stands out | Rosepine | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 9.8% | 12.4% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 13.8% | 16.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.8% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most people who work leave Rosepine to do it: just 3% work in town. Rosepine: 9.5% of residents live below the poverty line, below the Louisiana town median (20%) and near the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 195, to 316. For Rosepine, the average commute is 30 minutes.
| Rosepine | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.5% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Rosepine’s FEMA hazard score stands at 69 of 100. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 7 declared disasters, most recently in 2020. FEMA puts just over a third of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 24% to hurricanes. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 2015: 2.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Rosepine’s typical July afternoon high comes in at 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Rosepine, 62% of households own their home. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 2.2% in value. Its rent at the middle of the market is $763 a month.
| Rosepine | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $763 a month | $990 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 62% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Rosepine; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Rosepine residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
1,692 counted in 2010 and 1,519 in 2020; an estimated 1,454 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Town in Louisiana, United States
Rosepine is a town in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Rosepine had a population of 1,519. It is part of the Fort Johnson South Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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Public schools that outperform most of Louisiana.
That is 3.5 years of the area's median household income ($57,270 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.