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New Orleans Station is a small town of 2,307 people in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. It's about 17 miles from New Orleans, LA and 318 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $283k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,307people
$283kTypical home
$1,825/moRent
90° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,307
- Part of a metro area
- About 444 people per sq mi
- 318 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 17 mi to New Orleans, LA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $283k (≈$1,784/mo)
- Median rent $1,825/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 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 (127 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (390 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 26
- 62% of households have kids
- 3% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MSY airport
- 18 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 0 ft
- 15 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 968 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 342 bars within 25 mi
- 301 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 20 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Plaquemines Parish: R+38 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low 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.