The Opelousas Historic District, in the city of Opelousas in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

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About Opelousas

City in Louisiana, United States

1720Established

15,786Population

7.9 sq miArea

69 ftElevation

Opelousas (; French: Les Opélousas; Spanish: Los Opeluzás) is a small city in and the parish seat of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. Interstate 49 and U.S. Route 190 were constructed with a junction here. The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2025 estimated population for Opelousas is 15,098. According to the 2020 census, Opelousas has a population of 15,786, a 6.53 percent decline since the 2010 census, which had recorded a population of 16,634. Opelousas is the principal city for the Opelousas-Eunice Micropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated population of 80,808 in 2020. Opelousas is also the fourth largest city in the Lafayette-Acadiana Combined Statistical Area, which has a …

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How Opelousas ranks

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#1Lowest property tax in LA #6Lowest depression in LA #16Cheapest rent in LA All LA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code70570, 70571

Area code337

Living in Opelousas

Housing in Opelousas

$134K▼ 2.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Opelousas home is worth about $134,000, down 2.1% in a year, 38% below the Louisiana typical home.

A seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market112

Sale-to-list99%

Sold in May11

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Safety in Opelousas

D⁻

Safety Grade D-

Opelousas reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 99% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Opelousas 14

Louisiana 4.7

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Opelousas 46.1

Louisiana 18.6

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Opelousas

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About one in 4 of Opelousas’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Lafayette (16%), Baton Rouge (5%) and Broussard (2%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Lafayette

16%

Baton Rouge

Broussard

New Orleans

25%Work in townlive and work in Opelousas 22 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 9,923Jobs based herea job hub

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Health in Opelousas

D⁻

Health Grade D−

In the bottom 1% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Louisiana

2better than LA·21worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 9 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▲ 8▼ 3 close Habits 1▲ 2▼ 1 close Care 3▼ 4 close Mind 4▼ 1 close Everyday needs 4▼ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

13.1%Fewer binge drinkersLA 16.9% · better 6.2%Fewer adults who have had cancerLA 7.5% · better 26.8%More adults facing a utility shut-offLA 12.4% · worse

Care nearby

Opelousas General Health SystemOpelousas · 1.3 mi · ER

All Kids Pediatrics of OpelousasOpelousas · 1.2 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Natural hazards in Opelousas

High

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🌪️ Tornadoes🌀 Hurricanes

70Does Opelousas flood?paid flood claims since 1978 14Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Opelousas

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Climate in Opelousas

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Opelousas has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 41°, and snow is almost unheard of.

63° / 43°Winter

79° / 58°Spring

91° / 72°Summer

80° / 58°Fall

How much snow does Opelousas get?Almost none.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Nov 23, with the last in spring around Feb 28.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.6° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Opelousas

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B⁺

School Grade B+

The public schools Opelousas’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 65% of Louisiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

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DistrictSt. Landry ParishSchools10

Park Vista Elementary School CElementary · Grades PK–4 · 533 students Grolee Elementary School DElementary · Grades PK–4 · 404 students St. Landry Charter SchoolElementary · Grades K–7 · 315 students Northeast Elementary School DElementary · Grades PK–4 · 232 students Opelousas Junior High School DMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 314 students Creswell Middle School C-Middle · Grades 5–6 · 162 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within LA. Ratings are from neighbors.