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Livonia, Louisiana

Livonia is a small town of about 1,100 people in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. It has lost about 6% of its people since 2020. The nearest metro area of about a million people or more, New Orleans, is about 103 miles away as the crow flies.

Population
1,134
down 6.2% since 2020
Typical home, 2020-24
$211,200
Pointe Coupee Parish prices up 13% since 2022
Prices, Baton Rouge area
90.8
U.S. average = 100
Emergency room
10 miles
New Roads, LA
To New Orleans
103 mi
straight line

The book's checklist

  • Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 9.2% below the U.S. average in the Baton Rouge metro area.
  • More house for the moneyThe Census survey didn't reach enough homes in Livonia to say.
  • A safer neighborhoodThe FBI has no 2025 figures for Livonia itself. Many small towns are patrolled by the county sheriff, so call the sheriff's office and ask what calls they get most.
  • Schools in town1 public school.
  • A hospital close byPointe Coupee General Hospital in New Roads, about 10 miles away, has the nearest emergency room.
  • Within reach of a big cityNew Orleans is about 103 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Livonia meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

What kind of town

Worth a closer look

Livonia has lost about 6% of its people since 2020. A shrinking town can mean bargains, but visit Main Street on a weekday and ask what's closed lately.

The book sorts small towns into six types. These labels come only from the numbers; take the quiz to see which type fits your family.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024
$211,200U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then
Up 13%Pointe Coupee Parish, 2022 to 2025
Homes owned by the people living in them
90%U.S.: 65%
Typical property tax bill
$653 a yearLouisiana: $1,180
Homes built before 1940
2%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010
9%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes
2%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices
90.8U.S. average = 100 (the Baton Rouge metro area)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 13% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the Baton Rouge metro area, not Livonia alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2025 estimate
1,1342020: 1,209
Median age
47.7 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older
13%U.S.: 17%
Under 18
18%U.S.: 22%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or more
13%U.S.: 36%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year
3%U.S.: 6%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work
Manufacturing (24%); schools, health care and social services (22%); construction (15%)
Unemployment rate
2%U.S.: 5%
Work from home
0%U.S.: 15%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: Pointe Coupee General Hospital, New Roads, LA, about 10 miles away. It's a critical access hospital (a small rural hospital with 25 or fewer beds). Medicare hasn't given it a star rating.

Nearest general hospital: Lane Regional Medical Center, Zachary, LA, about 24 miles away. Medicare gives it 3 of 5 stars.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

1 public school in Livonia, run by Pointe Coupee Parish.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on Louisiana's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Internet

Homes with any internet subscription
86%U.S.: 91%

Before you buy, look up the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map to see which providers serve it.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Weather

January average low
42°F
July average high
92°F
Days 90°F or hotter
90 a year
Nights at or below freezing
19 a year
Rain and melted snow
58.5 inches a year
Snow
0 inches a year
Elevation
25 feet

Weather station: New Roads 5 NE (16 miles away). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: Pointe Coupee General Hospital, St. George, New Orleans.

Pointe Coupee Parish is in a metro area of 250,000 to 1 million people (USDA rural-urban code 2, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

Read about Livonia's history on Wikipedia.

Know Livonia?

Tell us what a visitor shouldn't miss, and what living there is really like. Write to Main Street at mainstreet@smalltownguide.com. The best notes from people who know the town will be added here.

Nearby

Straight-line miles.

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Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025)
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates
  3. Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions)
  4. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. FBI, Crime in the United States, Table 8 (offenses known to law enforcement by city)
  6. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information
  7. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal)
  8. National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024
  9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020
  10. U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program
  11. National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places listings
  12. National Park Service, park unit boundaries
  13. USDA Economic Research Service, Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023
  14. U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer files and 2020 urban areas

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.