St. Bernard
Louisiana

What stands out

What stands out about St. Bernard Parish: the overdose death rate is in the top 3% of American counties (50 per 100,000), the average temperature is in the top 3% of American counties (71°F), and rainfall is in the top 9% of American counties (54 inches a year). Within Louisiana it ranks 5th of 64 counties for the overdose death rate.

Where you are

You live in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. 44,038 people live here with you. The population held steady at 0.1% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -137).

Louisiana moved to a flat 3% income tax in 2025 and has one of the highest combined sales-tax rates in the nation. The homestead exemption removes the first $75,000 of home value from property tax, which keeps property bills low. Hurricane and flood exposure drives insurance costs across the southern parishes, and several insurers have left the state since 2020.

Money

The typical household here brings in $55,857 a year, lower than 65% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $61,869. Unemployment runs 4.0%, higher than 69% of American counties. 5% of workers work from home.

Louisiana takes 3.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,676 a year.

Home

The median home costs $208K, cheaper than 60% of American counties, about 2.8 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $990 a month. Property tax is 0.50% of home value, roughly $928 a year on that median home, lower than 87% of American counties. 72% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.5 per 1,000 residents, higher than 84% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 50 people per 100,000 in 2024, one of the harder-hit counties in the country.

A child born here can expect to live 73.7 years, shorter than 74% of American counties. There are 28 active physicians in the county, about 6.4 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 4.0 of 5 stars. 10.2% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

81% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 29 points. 53% of eligible voters turned out. Under Louisiana law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 71°F, highs near 78 and lows near 63, warmer than 97% of American counties. About 54 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 87 out of 100, riskier than 87% of American counties; the county has had 48 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 282 Mbps down, faster than 90% of American counties. There are 0 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.5 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.