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