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A town of 7,644, settled in 1893. A regional job hub with 6,320 jobs.
St. Rose grades B− overall, 30th of 161 graded towns in Louisiana, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Its public schools beat 87% of Louisiana towns on state tests and graduation. On the other side, FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 91% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. St. Rose’s January low is 44°F, against 42°F in Louisiana’s towns and 22°F across U.S. towns. LaBranche Plantation Dependency is on the National Register of Historic Places. St. Rose is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns.
Where St. Rose beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| St. Rose Elementary School | PK–5 | 540 |
| Albert Cammon Middle School | 6–8 | 282 |
Where St. Rose’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 St. Rose is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,099 in 1960, 7,504 in 2020. The archive holds 7 maps from 1891 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. Rose. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaCaesars Superdome
Big draw20 mi LakeLake Pontchartrain
14 mi MuseumNational World War II Museum707K visitors a year
21 mi MuseumWhitney Plantation Historic District
13 mi GardenCity Park
10 mi National Historical ParkJean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve227K visitors a yearCaesars Superdome: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Pontchartrain: Mersh13, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National World War II Museum: Nolabob, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Whitney Plantation Historic District: Bill Leiser, CC BY-SA 4.0 · City Park: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 2.5 · Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: No machine-readable author provided. Jan Kronsell assumed (based on copyright cl, CC BY-SA 3.0
St. Rose is unincorporated, so St. Charles 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 St. Rose.
St. Rose draws workers from New Orleans and beyond, has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns and looks healthier within Louisiana than nationally.
6,320 jobs are based in St. Rose, 1.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave St. 8.1% of residents live below the poverty line in St. Rose. Rose for work: only 4% work in town.
| St. Rose | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 8.1% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the St. Charles Parish school district. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Rose Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 540 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Since 1978, 814 flood insurance claims have been paid out in St. Rose.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Within Louisiana it is healthier than 78% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures.
42% of St. Rose adults sleep under 7 hours. Rose beats the Louisiana average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of St. Rose adults worry about having enough food.
| St. Rose | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 42% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 26% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 44% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 12% |
| What stands out | St. Rose | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.6% | 18.1% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 6.7% | 8.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
January nights average 43.7°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91.7°.
St. Rose’s July high is 92°F. Rose has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 35 to 64 are 42% of residents (37% statewide). 25% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 27% across Louisiana.
| St. Rose | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 24% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 25% | 20% | 29% |
| Median age | 39.4 years | 37.8 years | 40.5 years |
55% women, 45% men
About 83 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.3 points). Across Louisiana, 51.1% of residents are women.
| St. Rose | LA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.3% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.1% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.4% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.9% | 11.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.4% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.6% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 16.1% | 12.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.6% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 24.3% | 20.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.2% | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.7% | 17% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 7.1% | 10.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The median property tax bill is $2,085, against $1,180 across Louisiana, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical St. The median rent in St. Rose is $856 a month. Rose home is worth about $230,000, about the same as a year ago, 7% above the Louisiana typical home.
| St. Rose | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $856 a month | $992 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 76% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
10 within 15 miles of the center of St. Rose
About 6 of every 100 St. Rose residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Louisiana.
5 notable people were born in St. Rose.
CDP in Louisiana, United States
Saint Rose (usually written as St. Rose) is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. St. Rose is on the east bank of the Mississippi River, two miles (3 km) north of the Jefferson Parish border and is part of the Greater New Orleans metropolitan area. The population was 6,540 in the 2000 census, and 7,504 in 2020.
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4 towns share a border with St. Rose.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Luling (C+) comes closest.
| Town | LA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Rose | #30 | B− | C+ | — | A | C |
| Ama | — | — | B | — | A | D |
| Luling | #47 | C+ | C | — | A | B− |
| Destrehan | #66 | C | C− | — | A | B− |
| Kenner | #128 | D | C | C− | B | C |
Ama has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. St. Rose, Ama, Luling and Destrehan report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare St. Rose with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
St. Rose grades B− overall, better than 50% of U.S. towns and #30 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades C for health and A for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
St. 5 notable people were born here, including Ed Reed and Justin Jefferson.
