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Reserve is a big small town of 7,791 people in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. It's about 30 miles from Hammond, LA and 290 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,791people
$154kTypical home
$1,381/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
249Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,791
- Part of a metro area
- About 535 people per sq mi
- 290 mi to Houston, TX
- 30 mi to Hammond, LA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$972/mo)
- Median rent $1,381/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 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 (130 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (741 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 27% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MSY airport
- 18 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 358 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 86 bars within 25 mi
- 117 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. John the Baptist Parish: D+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
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk