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Ponchatoula is a big small town of 7,808 people in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. It's about 5 miles from Hammond, LA and 299 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 $200k and rent runs about $883 a month.
7,808people
$200kTypical home
$883/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
249Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,808
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,655 people per sq mi
- 299 mi to Houston, TX
- 5 mi to Hammond, LA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,263/mo)
- Median rent $883/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.4% 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
- 100 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 (308 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,622 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MSY airport
- 33 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 288 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 98 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tangipahoa Parish: R+37 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.