Living in Laplace, LA
Small city in Louisiana
Laplace is a small city in Louisiana, home to about 28,000 people, with 639,000 living within 31 mi. Day to day, a car is essential. Life moves at a slow, calm pace, and homes are mostly houses with yards.
Is Laplace a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Low taxes: about $1,029 state income tax per resident, 0.43% property tax
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $220k and rents for $1,700 a month
- Easy flying: MSY is 14 mi away
- Strong healthcare: 2 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
👎 Cons
- Quieter on culture: few museums and attractions nearby
- No dog parks within 9 mi
- Fewer graduates: 20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher
- Smaller job market: about 639,000 people live within 31 mi
Whether it's a good place for you depends on what you value. Take the quiz to see how Laplace ranks against your own priorities.
Key facts
Living in Laplace: common questions
What is the cost of living in Laplace?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $220k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,700 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 93, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Laplace?
Louisiana collects about $1,029 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 0.43% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Laplace safe?
Laplace isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Laplace?
Public schools in Laplace test below the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 17 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Laplace?
Laplace has mild winters: winter days average around 65°F and summer days around 91°F.
Does Laplace get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is high, mainly from hurricanes and flooding: 17 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 1.33 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Laplace?
The nearest major airport is MSY, about 14 mi away.
How Laplace scores
Each bar compares Laplace with the other 1,990 places in Best Life Fit Me. A dot shows where it sits between two ends, such as major metro and small town; neither end is better. Coloured bars run from poor (red) to excellent (green).
Places like Laplace
These places have the most similar overall profile across all 24 aspects.
The circle is each place's all-round score out of 100: the average of its 15 quality scores, from red (poor) to green (excellent).
Nearby
See all the best places to live in Louisiana.
Is Laplace right for you?
Answer 27 quick questions and see how it ranks against your priorities.