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Arabi is a small town of 4,625 people in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. It's about 8 miles from New Orleans, LA and 310 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $981 a month.
4,625people
$226kTypical home
$981/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,625
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,635 people per sq mi
- 310 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 8 mi to New Orleans, LA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,422/mo)
- Median rent $981/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (475 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,610 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MSY airport
- 16 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,023 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 354 bars within 25 mi
- 322 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 20 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Bernard Parish: R+29 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk