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St. Gabriel is a big small town of 6,639 people in Iberville Parish, Louisiana. It's about 13 miles from Baton Rouge, LA and 259 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,639people
$239kTypical home
$1,017/moRent
90° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,639
- Part of a metro area
- About 224 people per sq mi
- 259 mi to Houston, TX
- 13 mi to Baton Rouge, LA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,508/mo)
- Median rent $1,017/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 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
- About average violent crime (416 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,070 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 37% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to BTR airport
- 53 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 401 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 74 bars within 25 mi
- 147 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iberville Parish: Purple — split almost evenly
- 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