Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Vidalia earns a D, 142nd of 161 graded towns in Louisiana, mostly because of health and incomes. Residents are less healthy than 95% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household income is $48K, and 19% of residents live below the poverty line. One bright spot: natural-hazard risk is low. Vidalia’s average trip to work is 15 minutes, against 25 minutes in Louisiana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Concordia Parish Courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places. Vidalia's police reported 13 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 85% of U.S. towns.
Where Vidalia beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Census counts: 449 in 1880, a peak of 5,936 in 1980, 4,027 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1922 and 4 maps from 1922 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Vidalia is from typical.
Its grades run from A for hazard risk (better than 89% of comparable towns) to D− for health (better than 5%), so the D overall blends very different results.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Vidalia. Close and well known come first.
4 mi ParkwayNatchez Trace Parkway8.0M visitors a year
2 mi MuseumStanton Hall
2 mi MuseumRosalie Mansion
2 mi National Historical ParkNatchez National Historical Park41K visitors a year
35 mi National Military ParkVicksburg National Military Park410K visitors a yearNatchez Trace Parkway: Carol M. Highsmith (1946–), Public domain · Stanton Hall: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rosalie Mansion: Elisa Rolle, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Natchez National Historical Park: Calstanhope, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vicksburg National Military Park: Eoghanacht at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Vidalia, 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 Vidalia.
Vidalia carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Louisiana (mostly inland flooding), sends many workers across the state line and looks healthier within Louisiana than nationally.
Within Louisiana it is less healthy than 61% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures.
47% of adults have high blood pressure in Vidalia. Vidalia beats the Louisiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 17% of adults have diabetes in Vidalia.
| Vidalia | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 44% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Vidalia | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 8.5% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22% | 18.1% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5.2% | 4.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Concordia Parish school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Vidalia High School, with 364 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vidalia Lower Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 415 | – |
| Vidalia High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 364 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
The property crime rate in Vidalia is 24.3 per 1,000 residents. Vidalia reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 85% report less. The violent crime rate in Vidalia is 3.4 per 1,000 residents.
| Vidalia | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 24.3 per 1,000 residents | 23.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.4 per 1,000 residents | 4.4 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 96% of Louisiana towns; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on.
Vidalia’s FEMA risk score is 15 of 100. Since 1979, 61 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Vidalia.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical value, about $132K, is 19% below its June 2023 peak. The median property tax bill is $471, against $1,180 across Louisiana, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Vidalia home is worth about $132,000, up 13.2% in a year, 38% below the Louisiana typical home.
| Vidalia | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,127 a month | $989 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 73% | 68% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Vidalia has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 38° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Adults 35 to 64 are 30% of residents (37% statewide); people 65 and older are 22% of residents (17% statewide). 27% of Vidalia residents are under 18. Vidalia has lost 2.3% of its people since 2020, down to 3,925 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Vidalia | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 27% | 24% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| Median age | 37.1 years | 37.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 23% | 20% | 29% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.1 points. Across Louisiana, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Vidalia | LA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.6% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 15.7% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.6% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.7% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.7% | 11.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.1% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.4% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.4% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.4% | 12.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.1% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.2% | 20.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14.9% | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.1% | 17% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.4% | 10.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,900, single groups can be off by several points
33% of working residents cross a state line to work. Vidalia has about as many jobs (1,564) as working residents, but only 300 people both live and work here.
About one in 5 of Vidalia’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Vidalia has lost 324 jobs, to 1,564 in 2023. The top destinations are Natchez (22%), Minorca (7%) and Ferriday (3%).
| Vidalia | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 21% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Median household income | $48,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
None within 15 miles of Vidalia; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Vidalia residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
3 notable people were born in Vidalia.
City in Louisiana, United States
Vidalia is the largest city in and the parish seat of Concordia Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 4,299 as of the 2010 census. Vidalia is located on the west bank of the Mississippi River. The city of Natchez, Mississippi, lies on the opposite bank of the river, connected by the Natchez–Vidalia Bridge, carrying U.S. Routes 65, 84, and 425.
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One town shares a border with Vidalia.
Minorca has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Minorca reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Vidalia with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Vidalia grades D overall, better than 7% of U.S. towns and #142 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades D− for health, C− for safety and B for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D−.
Within Louisiana, it does better than 56% of towns.
That is 3.1 years of the area's median household income ($42,104 across the Natchez, MS-LA 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+.
3 notable people were born here, including Spencer Williams and Mike Sanders.
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