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St. Francisville’s best subject grades are an A for schools and civic life and an A− for history; its weakest is a C− for incomes. 27% of residents live below the poverty line in St. Francisville, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. On health, just 13 of Louisiana’s 254 towns do better. No town in Louisiana scores higher than St. Francisville on civic life. St. Francisville has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Rosedown Plantation and Oakley Plantation House. St. Francisville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where St. Francisville beats most towns.
Rosedown PlantationCensus counts: 405 in 1850, a low of 405 in 1850, 1,557 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 1846 and 2 maps from 1965 on.
8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far St. Francisville is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Francisville, 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 St. Francisville.
In St. Francisville, nearly three in five households live in a home they own. Home values are up 4.4% over the year to September 2026. Its median rent comes in at $1,083 a month.
| St. Francisville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 59% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,083 a month | $990 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The top destinations are Baton Rouge (17%), Zachary (3%) and New Orleans (3%). For most workers, St. Francisville is a place to come home to: only 19% work in town. Jobs in St. Francisville grew by 669 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 2,199. Half of commuters travel less than 26 miles.
| St. Francisville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 19% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among residents in St. Francisville, 12% are 65 or older. Children under 18 are 35% of residents (24% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 33% of residents (37% statewide). In St. Francisville, the age of the median resident is 28.1 years. The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts St. Francisville at 1,484 residents, down 4.3% since 2020.
| St. Francisville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28.1 years | 37.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 20% | 29% |
57% women, 43% men
About 76 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.8 points). Across Louisiana, 51.1% of residents are women. Among residents 55 to 64, 93% are women (LA 52%).
| St. Francisville | LA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 23.7% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.6% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 12.1% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.5% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.2% | 11.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 6.3% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 4.5% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.9% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.2% | 12.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.7% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.8% | 20.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.3% | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.4% | 17% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.7% | 10.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,500, single groups can be off by several points
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Just over two fifths of St. Francisville’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 21%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 62% of U.S. communities. Paid flood insurance claims here since 1979: 63.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For adults in St. Francisville, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 36%. On the CDC’s 32 measures, St. Francisville is ahead of Louisiana on 18 and behind on 1. Only 5 of the 162 Louisiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than St. Francisville. In St. Francisville, 18% of adults say their health is fair or poor, and 24% get no exercise outside work.
| St. Francisville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 19% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 27% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 34% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 14% |
| What stands out | St. Francisville | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.6% | 22.5% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.1% | 18.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.7% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.1 miles. One park or preserve covers 4 acres in St. Francisville.
| St. Francisville | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Parker Memorial Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of St. Francisville; the nearest are
About 11 of every 100 St. Francisville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
8 places in St. Francisville on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in St. Francisville.
Town in Louisiana, United States
St. Francisville is a town in and the parish seat of West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,557 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area.
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That is 5.6 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+.
5 notable people were born here, including Isaac Johnson and Miguel Pate.
