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Hester is a tiny town of 654 people in St. James Parish, Louisiana. It's about 31 miles from Houma, LA and 277 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $903 a month.
654people
$194kTypical home
$903/moRent
91° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
249Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 654
- Part of a metro area
- About 189 people per sq mi
- 277 mi to Houston, TX
- 31 mi to Houma, LA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,223/mo)
- Median rent $903/mo
- Median household income $139k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 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 (179 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (993 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 46% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MSY airport
- 30 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- 22 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 112 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. James Parish: Purple — split almost evenly
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.