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A city of 78,536.
St. George’s January low is 41°F, against 42°F in Louisiana’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Audubon Plantation House and Les Chenes Verts. St. George has no overall grade: it has no figures for cost of living, safety and health, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
Where St. George beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far St. George is from typical.
St. George has no overall grade: it has no figures for cost of living, safety and health, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
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The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2013 and 7 maps from 1908 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. George. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Stadium & arenaTiger Stadium
11 mi MuseumUSS Kiddin town Theme parkBlue Bayou and Dixie Landin'
32 mi MuseumWhitney Plantation Historic District
10 mi Stadium & arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
in town GardenHighland Road Community ParkTiger 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 · Highland Road Community Park: Spatms, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. George, 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. George.
At 92°F, St. George’s July high is where Louisiana’s towns sit at 92°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. George has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Its public schools are run by the East Baton Rouge Parish school district. Three of its 22 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 807 | B− |
| Woodlawn High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,331 | C+ |
| Shenandoah Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 584 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 2,140 flood insurance claims have been paid out in St. George.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
17 miles of trail in 22 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Burbank Soccer Fields Park, at 174 acres.
| St. George | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.7% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Highland Road Community Park | 1.8 mi | 147 |
| 2. Kendalwood Conservation Area | 1.1 mi | 84 |
| 3. Jefferson Terrace Park | 0.6 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
7 within 15 miles of the center of St. George
6 places in St. George on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Louisiana
St. George is a city in East Baton Rouge Parish in Louisiana, USA. With a population of 86,316, it is the second most populous city in the parish (after Baton Rouge) and fifth most populous in the state. St. George is the newest incorporated city in Louisiana and was approved through a ballot initiative on October 12, 2019. The city originated from previously unincorporated areas located southeast of Baton Rouge. A legal action of St. George was filed in 19th Judicial District Court in East Baton Rouge Parish on November 4, 2019. After rulings by the district court and the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeals, the Louisiana Supreme Court upheld the incorporation in a 4–3 decision.
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6 towns share a border with St. George.
| Town | LA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George | — | — | — | — | B− | — |
| Baton Rouge | #105 | C− | C+ | — | B− | C− |
| Prairieville | #2 | A | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| St. Gabriel | #85 | C | B | — | B+ | C− |
| Denham Springs | #4 | A− | A− | — | A | C+ |
| Gardere | #95 | C− | C | — | B− | C |
| Central | #9 | B+ | C | — | A | B+ |
St. George, Baton Rouge, Prairieville, St. Gabriel, Denham Springs, Gardere and Central report no FBI crime data of their own. St. George isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare St. George with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
St. George has no overall grade: it has no figures for cost of living, safety and health, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
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