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Buras is a tiny town of 607 people in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. It's about 54 miles from New Orleans, LA and 330 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 $164k and rent runs about $2k a month.
607people
$164kTypical home
$1,573/moRent
90° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 607
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 264 people per sq mi
- 330 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 54 mi to New Orleans, LA
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,035/mo)
- Median rent $1,573/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (127 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (390 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to MSY airport
- 63 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 37% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 45 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 44 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 50 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 45 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.