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Living in Eden Isle, LA

Eden Isle is a big small town of 7,683 people in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. It's about 5 miles from Slidell, LA and 289 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $372k and rent runs about $1k a month.

7,683people
$372kTypical home
$1,328/moRent
90° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
117Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Big small town of 7,683
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 2,526 people per sq mi
  • 289 mi to Birmingham, AL
  • 5 mi to Slidell, LA
  • 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $372k (≈$2,343/mo)
  • Median rent $1,328/mo
  • Median household income $78k
  • Property tax about 0.7% of value
  • 7.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 90°F
  • Winter highs around 61°F
  • Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
  • 255 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
  • 110 cloudy days a year
  • 37 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 117 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 (128 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (664 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 53
  • 22% of households have kids
  • 25% are 65 or older
  • 34% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 8% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 36 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 32 mi to MSY airport
  • 32 mi to MSY (major hub)
  • 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 72% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1996
  • 96% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 115 ft
  • Right on the coast
  • 34 mi to a big lake
  • 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 8 mi to the nearest campground
  • 13 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 498 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 163 bars within 25 mi
  • 161 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 51 museums within 25 mi
  • 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 3 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 10% of Louisiana districts (reading)
  • 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 19 mi to the nearest vet
  • 2 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 4 congregations per 10k people
  • 19 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • St. Tammany Parish: R+44 in 2024
  • Louisiana: R+22 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • High hurricane risk
  • High tornado risk
  • Moderate wildfire risk
  • Very low earthquake risk
  • Moderate flood risk
  • Low drought risk
  • Very low winter storm risk
  • High heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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