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Grand Isle is a tiny town of 623 people in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. It's about 48 miles from Houma, LA and 325 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $270k and rent runs about $1k a month.
623people
$270kTypical home
$1,190/moRent
90° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 623
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 97 people per sq mi
- 325 mi to Houston, TX
- 48 mi to Houma, LA
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $270k (≈$1,699/mo)
- Median rent $1,190/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 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
- Low violent crime (260 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,896 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 12% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to MSY airport
- 56 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson Parish: R+13 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High 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.