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Bogalusa is a big small town of 10,468 people in Washington Parish, Louisiana. It's about 34 miles from Slidell, LA and 261 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $767 a month.
10,468people
$98kTypical home
$767/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,468
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,101 people per sq mi
- 261 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 34 mi to Slidell, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$615/mo)
- Median rent $767/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (841 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,829 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to GPT airport
- 59 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 112 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington Parish: R+40 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk