Living in Livingston, LA
Livingston is a small town of 1,747 people in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. It's about 17 miles from Hammond, LA and 282 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $702 a month.
1,747people
$192kTypical home
$702/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
249Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,747
- Part of a metro area
- About 542 people per sq mi
- 282 mi to Houston, TX
- 17 mi to Hammond, LA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,213/mo)
- Median rent $702/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 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
- About average violent crime (336 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,064 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to BTR airport
- 45 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 79 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 463 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 68 bars within 25 mi
- 165 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Livingston Parish: R+69 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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