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Kentwood is a small town of 2,087 people in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. It's about 30 miles from Hammond, LA and 282 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,087people
$96kTypical home
$1,022/moRent
91° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
249Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,087
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 294 people per sq mi
- 282 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 30 mi to Hammond, LA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$602/mo)
- Median rent $1,022/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°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
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (543 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,127 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to BTR airport
- 67 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 240 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tangipahoa Parish: R+37 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk