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Lacombe is a big small town of 6,310 people in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. It's about 9 miles from Slidell, LA and 288 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $886 a month.
6,310people
$208kTypical home
$886/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,310
- Part of a metro area
- About 239 people per sq mi
- 288 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 9 mi to Slidell, LA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,311/mo)
- Median rent $886/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (128 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (664 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 20% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MSY airport
- 30 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 392 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 71 bars within 25 mi
- 141 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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