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Pearl River is a small town of 2,614 people in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. It's about 6 miles from Slidell, LA and 278 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,614people
$235kTypical home
$1,250/moRent
90° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,614
- Part of a metro area
- About 700 people per sq mi
- 278 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 6 mi to Slidell, LA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,483/mo)
- Median rent $1,250/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 61°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 34
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to MSY airport
- 40 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 69 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 308 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 103 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 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
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.