Which city is the fastest-growing city in Louisiana? If you said Carencro, you’d be right. According to census data released last month, between July 1st, 2020, and July 1st, 2025, Carencro’s population grew by almost 42%, adding almost 4,000 people to a population that now tops 13,000. Mayor Charlotte Clavier says many of those people are coming from coastal communities, where homeowners insurance is exponentially more expensive.
“If you have a big home there and you want to downsize, you’re going to downsize and go where the cost is a little less. And I think that’s where Carencro has gotten the benefit of,” Clavier explained.
Carencro is just north of Lafayette, bisected by I-49, and Mayor Clavier says that means its residents have it easy when it comes to heading into Lafayette.
“You can get pretty much anywhere you need to go into Lafayette pretty easily, as opposed to some of the other places that have more traffic issues,” Clavier said.
Clavier says the best part about Carencro is the major sense of community.
“A lot of our activities and events going on are driven by volunteers. So, those people are making an investment in the community that they live in, and they’re the heart and the reason why everything is doing so well,” Clavier noted.
Clavier notes that homebuilding is very active in Carencro, with about 1,500 lots in active development at any given time. New construction prices are among the most competitive in the state and in the region.