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A town of 11,879.
Woodmere earns a D, ranked 130th of 161 in Louisiana, mostly because of health. Residents are less healthy than 88% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. In its favor, its schools rank ahead of 57% of Louisiana towns. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 95% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Woodmere’s January low is 44°F, close to Louisiana’s towns (42°F) and above U.S. towns (22°F). St. Patrick's Church is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Where Woodmere’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 Woodmere is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
St. Patrick's Church is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 13,058 in 2000, 11,238 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 8 maps from 1891 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Woodmere. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi Stadium & arenaCaesars Superdome
Big draw24 mi LakeLake Pontchartrain
7 mi MuseumNational World War II Museum707K visitors a year
in town National Historical ParkJean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve227K visitors a year
8 mi MuseumThe Cabildo
7 mi Zoo & aquariumAudubon ZooCaesars 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 · Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: No machine-readable author provided. Jan Kronsell assumed (based on copyright cl, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Cabildo: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Audubon Zoo: MeRyan, CC BY 2.0
Woodmere is unincorporated, so Jefferson 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 Woodmere.
Woodmere has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns, looks healthier within Louisiana than nationally and sends most of its workers to New Orleans and beyond.
Since 1978, 1,474 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Woodmere.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Jefferson Parish school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Jefferson RISE Charter School, with 764 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodmere SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 629 | D |
| Jefferson RISE Charter SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 764 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Within Louisiana it is healthier than 56% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures.
42% of adults feel lonely in Woodmere. Of the 161 Louisiana towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Woodmere. 27% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Woodmere.
| Woodmere | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 42% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 43% | 35% |
| What stands out | Woodmere | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.8% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 21.8% | 26.6% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 24.5% | 16.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Woodmere has 1,168 jobs for its 4,543 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Woodmere for work: only 2% work in town. The average trip to work in Woodmere is 29 minutes. Since 2013, Woodmere has added 158 jobs, to 1,168 in 2023.
| Woodmere | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 6.9% | 5.6% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 44.4°, milder than in 97% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 91°.
Woodmere has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Woodmere’s July high is 91°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Woodmere Playground, at 38 acres.
| Woodmere | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Woodmere Playground | 0.2 mi | 38 |
| 2. Woodmere Park | — | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
70.8% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 54.8% across Louisiana. The median property tax bill is $535, against $1,180 across Louisiana, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
79% of Woodmere households own their home.
| Woodmere | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 79% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,382 a month | $989 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
14 within 15 miles of the center of Woodmere
About 5 of every 100 Woodmere residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Louisiana.
Census-designated place in Louisiana, United States
Woodmere is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 12,080 at the 2010 census, and 11,238 at the 2020 census. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area.
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3 towns share a border with Woodmere.
| Town | LA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodmere | #130 | D | C+ | — | B | D |
| Belle Chasse | #18 | B | C− | — | A | B |
| Estelle | #126 | D | C+ | — | B | D |
| Harvey | #129 | D | C+ | — | B | D− |
Woodmere, Belle Chasse, Estelle and Harvey report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Woodmere with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Woodmere grades D overall, better than 12% of U.S. towns and #130 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades D for health and B for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
The typical home is worth about $191,000, 11% below the Louisiana typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
