Youngsville, LA: how dark is the sky here?

Satellite radiance puts Youngsville in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Youngsville's sky is brighter than 59.5% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.

This comes from a satellite measuring light radiating upward, not a person's eyes on the ground, so it isn't the same as a Bortle class, though the two track each other closely.

How far Youngsville is from a meaningfully darker sky

Carencro, LA, about 15 miles away as the crow flies, measures in the suburban edge band, one step darker than Youngsville. Actual driving distance will run longer than that straight-line figure.

Carencro, LA is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.

How Youngsville compares nationally

About 19,038 people live in Youngsville, LA, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Youngsville places 1,899 of 3,206 cities in this dataset's darkest-to-brightest order.