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Poydras is a small town of 2,260 people in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. It's about 14 miles from New Orleans, LA and 312 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 $133k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,260people
$133kTypical home
$1,114/moRent
90° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
258Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,260
- Part of a metro area
- About 578 people per sq mi
- 312 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 14 mi to New Orleans, LA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$837/mo)
- Median rent $1,114/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 258 sunny days a year (103 totally clear)
- 107 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 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
- Above-average violent crime (475 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,610 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 38% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to MSY airport
- 24 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 943 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 339 bars within 25 mi
- 295 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 20 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Bernard Parish: R+29 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk