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Bourg vs Slaughter

86 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.3× in Bourg) and jobs per worker (3.8× in Slaughter).

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Bourg, LAKnown for its schoolsLouisiana · 2,239 people

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Slaughter, LAOne of the healthiest townsLouisiana · 1,250 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BourgKnown for its schools

SchoolsBetter than 84%of LA districts Health74% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Bourg →

SlaughterOne of the healthiest towns

Health87% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 37%of LA districts All about Slaughter →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Property tax bill2.3×

Tax bills are bigger in Bourg

Bourg $754Slaughter $328

Jobs per worker3.8×

Slaughter is more of a job hub

Slaughter 1.05Bourg 0.28

Home values+49%

Homes cost more in Slaughter

Slaughter $254,300Bourg $170,500

Growth since 2010+11.7 pts

Slaughter has grown faster since 2010

Slaughter +3.8%Bourg -7.9%

Street grid2.1×

Bourg has the more walkable street grid

Bourg 12.9Slaughter 6.2

Average commute11 min

Bourg has the shorter commute

Slaughter 36 minBourg 25 min

★ What stands out · Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Louisiana ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

A−BourgBetter than 84% of districts in the state C+SlaughterBetter than 37% of districts in the state

Health

CBourgHealthier than 26% of U.S. towns DSlaughterHealthier than 13% of U.S. towns

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Bourg$1,240/mo

Typical home $221K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.44% · or rent about $1,347/mo · Housing →

Slaughter$1,280/mo

Typical home $240K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.13% · or rent about $1,571/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

BourgSlaughter

Snow a year0″0″

January low45°F —

July high92°F —

Growing season (days)311d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)99th 62nd

Outdoors & history

BourgSlaughter

National Register places—1

Archive photos—6

Community

BourgSlaughter

Library hours a week36 hrs —

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

86 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BourgLA SlaughterLA

Bourg ↔ Slaughter86 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Louisiana average

BourgSlaughter

People

Population 2,239Highest 1,250Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -7.9%Lowest LA: +2.7% +3.8%Highest LA: +2.7%

Median age 44.1±6.8Lowest 16% above LA 44.5±10.5Highest 17% above LA

Slaughter and Bourg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 21.8%±5.2Lowest LA: 23.5% 22.2%±4.3Highest LA: 23.5%

Slaughter and Bourg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 20.4%±6.2Lowest LA: 16.7% 25.8%±4.6Highest LA: 16.7%

Slaughter and Bourg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23%Highest LA: 27% 16.7%Lowest LA: 27%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±3.3Highest LA: 5.8% 2.6%±2.6Lowest LA: 5.8%

Bourg and Slaughter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $69,094±$9kLowest 14% above LA $72,438±$18kHighest 19% above LA

Slaughter and Bourg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $170,500±$45kLowest 21% below LA $254,300±$22kHighest 17% above LA

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,347±$111Lowest 27% above LA $1,571±$1kHighest 48% above LA

Slaughter and Bourg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $754Highest 36% below LA $328Lowest 72% below LA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±19.9Lowest LA: 54.8% 13.9%±68.7Highest LA: 54.8%

Slaughter and Bourg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 10.4% LA: 18.9% 10.4% LA: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 83%Lowest LA: 67.4% 89.4%Highest LA: 67.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest 3 yrs older than LA 1991Highest 8 yrs newer than LA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 25 minLowest 4% below LA 36 minHighest 38% above LA

Work from home 4.4%±4.5Highest LA: 8.1% 3.8%±3.3Lowest LA: 8.1%

Bourg and Slaughter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 1.9%Lowest 2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 19.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.28Lowest 1.05Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Bayou Cane (13%)Baton Rouge (27%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SlaughterFew work in Bourg

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Highest 0%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 12.9Highest 6.2Lowest

Schools

School district Terrebonne ParishEast Feliciana Parish

High school in town South Terrebonne High SchoolSlaughter Community Charter School

Students per teacherat that high school 17.0Lowest 24.3Highest

Louisiana average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Bourg neighborsTown Square →

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Slaughter neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Bourg

Presquille2,062 people · $272K homes

Bayou Blue12,218 people · $189K homes

Towns like Bourg

Stonewall2,392 people · $277K homes

Gramercy2,814 people · $225K homes

Golden Meadow1,854 people · $142K homes

Lutcher2,991 people · $220K homes

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.