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Abita Springs is a small town of 2,699 people in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. It's about 19 miles from Slidell, LA and 283 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $269k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,699people
$269kTypical home
$1,040/moRent
90° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
249Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,699
- Part of a metro area
- About 588 people per sq mi
- 283 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 19 mi to Slidell, LA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $269k (≈$1,698/mo)
- Median rent $1,040/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (664 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 36% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MSY airport
- 36 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 62 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 293 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 103 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Tammany Parish: R+44 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk