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St. Rose is a big small town of 7,644 people in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. It's about 23 miles from New Orleans, LA and 305 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $239k and rent runs about $856 a month.
7,644people
$239kTypical home
$856/moRent
92° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,644
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,157 people per sq mi
- 305 mi to Houston, TX
- 23 mi to New Orleans, LA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $239k (≈$1,507/mo)
- Median rent $856/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 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
- Low violent crime (220 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (790 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 31% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to MSY airport
- 3 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 982 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 342 bars within 25 mi
- 308 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 20 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Charles Parish: R+32 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk