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Belle Chasse is a big small town of 10,934 people in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. It's about 14 miles from New Orleans, LA and 316 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $410k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,934people
$410kTypical home
$1,485/moRent
91° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,934
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,339 people per sq mi
- 316 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 14 mi to New Orleans, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $410k (≈$2,585/mo)
- Median rent $1,485/mo
- Median household income $115k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 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
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (390 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 35% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MSY airport
- 18 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 965 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 342 bars within 25 mi
- 301 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 20 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Plaquemines Parish: R+38 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk