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Country around Braithwaite is a rural area of about 1,056 people in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 22 miles from New Orleans, LA and 320 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 $159k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,056people
$159kTypical home
$1,573/moRent
90° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,056 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 320 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 22 mi to New Orleans, LA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,003/mo)
- Median rent $1,573/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 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 50
- 28% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to MSY airport
- 27 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 0 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 893 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 336 bars within 25 mi
- 284 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 20 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.