10 Best Places to Retire in Louisiana

5. St. Tammany Parish

Cost of living: 2.3% higher than US average
Crime: 33
Physicians per 100k: 320
Median House Value: $190,000
Insider Monkey Score: 41

St. Tammany Parish is eastern Louisiana is part of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area. And because it is one of the best places to retire in Louisiana, it is home to 233,470 people, making it the 5th most populous parish in the state. Being located in Lake Pontchartrain, the parish is home to a number of parks and protected areas. St. Tammany made national headlines when Hurricane Katrina made landfall just east of the parish.

Best Places to Retire in Louisiana