Living in Mandeville, LA
Mandeville is a big small town of 12,946 people in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. It's about 20 miles from Slidell, LA and 291 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 $376k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,946people
$376kTypical home
$1,422/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
249Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,946
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,399 people per sq mi
- 291 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 20 mi to Slidell, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $376k (≈$2,372/mo)
- Median rent $1,422/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.8% 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
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,401 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 34% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MSY airport
- 28 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 323 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 107 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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