City Score: Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA scores 36 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 50 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 14 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA

  • What Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is up against: 57 out of 100 — Better than 38% of cbsas, up 26 points
  • Where grace is growing: 46 out of 100 — Better than 86% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 52 out of 100 — Better than 53% of cbsas, down 14 points
  • Christian liberty: 58 out of 100 — Better than 54% of cbsas, up 3 points

What takes Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 14 → 40
  • Prayer: Prayer 39 → 45
  • Unity: Unity 39 → 45
  • Gathering: Gathering 18 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Property crime up 38 percentile points (What Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is up against)
  • This quarter: Children with married parents down 27 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Violent crime up 23 percentile points (What Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is up against)

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA (1 county summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 10 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA

  1. Bush, LA — 46, Liberty
  2. Covington, LA — 46, Liberty
  3. Folsom, LA — 46, Liberty
  4. Lacombe, LA — 46, Liberty
  5. Madisonville, LA — 46, Liberty
  6. Mandeville, LA — 46, Liberty
  7. Pearl River, LA — 46, Liberty
  8. Saint Benedict, LA — 46, Liberty
  9. Abita Springs, LA — 45, Liberty
  10. Slidell, LA — 30, Liberty

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Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/slidell-mandeville-covington-la. Methodology.

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