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Living in Zachary

The city had 7 schools in 2026. For Zachary, median gross rent was US$1,527 per month, while the median home value was US$259,100 in July 2026. In July 2026, Zachary had a population of 19,952.

Last checked 2026-09-1936 sources

Population20,621people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary4,288EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,342EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate6.85%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime2,353offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 48% aboveOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean8.86µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Zachary?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Owner occupation was 79.6%, and the vacancy rate was 4.39% in July 2026. 57.7% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Zachary recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet23Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan24Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,527/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent57.72 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)4.39 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents3,526 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,431 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent1,342 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables28Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes407 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Is Zachary a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–56%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–63%
Student47%strong on education, weak on work · range 37–57%
Family48%strong on family, weak on cost · range 39–57%
Retirement43%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 32–54%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

2.8% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 572 of 20,621 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$84,480 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Zachary is 6.9%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income84,480 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband84.11 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with a broadband subscription93.89 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with internet but no subscription2.34 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households without internet3.77 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with satellite internet6.77 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Median gross salary4,288 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)27Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,599 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov26Official
Unemployment rate6.85 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables28Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Zachary?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,599 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,312of €2,825 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,825
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,431
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,312
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Zachary Salary needed to live in Zachary

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Zachary. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Zachary. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher95.14 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Schools7 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count16Official
School enrolment, share of residents24.07 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio74 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents2,184 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official
Preventable hospitalizations2,245 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio15Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Zachary when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesZachary highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Zachary highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Zachary2,353
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,353 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting14Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents438.7 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Recorded violent crimes64 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time27.65 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.53 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers commuting by public transport0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers walking to work0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Destinations from nearest airport4 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights19Official
Nearest airportBTR3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official
Distance to nearest airport13 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports20Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Zachary. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Zachary.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Zachary is 8.9 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8.86 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202436Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 16.83 · Feb 19.22 · Mar 22.78 · Apr 26.17 · May 29.89 · Jun 32.5 · Jul 33.28 · Aug 33.44 · Sep 31.5 · Oct 27.17 · Nov 21.67 · Dec 17.94 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00013970 (BATON ROUGE METRO AP)18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 5.33 · Feb 7.39 · Mar 10.56 · Apr 13.83 · May 18.39 · Jun 21.94 · Jul 23.22 · Aug 22.94 · Sep 20.5 · Oct 14.5 · Nov 8.78 · Dec 6.28 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00013970 (BATON ROUGE METRO AP)18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 11.1 · Feb 13.3 · Mar 16.7 · Apr 20 · May 24.1 · Jun 27.2 · Jul 28.3 · Aug 28.2 · Sep 26 · Oct 20.8 · Nov 15.2 · Dec 12.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI25Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 161.5 · Feb 112.3 · Mar 113.3 · Apr 129 · May 132.8 · Jun 163.8 · Jul 129.3 · Aug 161.8 · Sep 112.3 · Oct 122.9 · Nov 99.06 · Dec 135.1 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00013970 (BATON ROUGE METRO AP)18Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading31.5 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean9.35 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites4 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation1,190 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature30.28 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature21.68 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature13.75 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Baton Rouge ±0.0 °C. Elsewhere: Amagasaki (Japan) ±3.5 °C, Daitō (Japan) ±3.5 °C, Habikino (Japan) ±3.5 °C, Higashiosaka (Japan) ±3.5 °C, Hirakata (Japan) ±3.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share2.13 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)9Official
Foreign residents572 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables28Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density296.4 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau10Official
Population20,621 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program22Official
Population covered by crime statistics20,597 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)13Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value259,100 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Owner-occupied homes79.55 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Labour force participation rate71.62 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Residents born abroad2.87 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents0.74 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Non-citizens, share of residents2.13 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Flu vaccination coverage53.72 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage7Official
Mammography screening coverage84.1 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate8Official
Residents without health insurance3.31 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher32.65 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Crime reporting agencies0 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Households with a vehicle available94.78 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers aged 16 and over10,237 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers mainly working from home6.54 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households using cellular data plans91.42 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official

Alternatives for people set on Zachary

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Central as a Zachary alternative in the same region

16 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Unemployment: 2.2% Central vs 6.9% Zachary−68%
  • Foreign residents: 0.7% Central vs 2.1% Zachary−68%
  • Median gross pay, city: €3,761 Central vs €4,288 Zachary−12%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 69 (2025) Central vs 2,353 (2024) Zacharyno percentage
  • Residents: 30,313 Central vs 20,621 Zachary+47%
  • Nearest airport: 11.0 km Central vs 13.0 km Zachary−15%
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.3 µg/m³ Central vs 8.9 µg/m³ Zachary+5%

Plainfield as a Zachary alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1248 km, better on 6 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 2.1% Zachary+188%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 2,353 Zachary−69%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 6.9% Zachary−45%
  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 20,621 Zachary+143%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €4,288 Zachary+13%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €3,599 Zachary+12%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 13.0 km Zachary−31%

Cities near Zachary

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Baton Rouge Commuting Zone · 22.5 km away
Rent
985.8 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
2,462 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
Brownsfield 11.4 km away
Rent
1,525 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Merrydale 16.5 km away
Rent
1,211 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
2,706 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Is Zachary part of Baton Rouge?

Zachary is in the published commuting zone of Baton Rouge; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Baton Rouge city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source21

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Zachary?

The median gross salary is 3,599 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Zachary?

The unemployment rate is 6.85 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Zachary?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.86 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Zachary?

Police recorded 2,353 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Zachary?

The published population is 20,621 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Zachary?

572 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Zachary a good place to live?

Zachary may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Zachary part of Baton Rouge?

Zachary is in the published commuting zone of Baton Rouge; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Zachary?

Baton Rouge, Baker, Brownsfield, Central, Merrydale are near Zachary. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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