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Tangipahoa is a tiny town of 522 people in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. It's about 26 miles from Hammond, LA and 284 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $917 a month.
522people
$213kTypical home
$917/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
249Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 522
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 519 people per sq mi
- 284 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 26 mi to Hammond, LA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,343/mo)
- Median rent $917/mo
- Median household income $20k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (543 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,127 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 41% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to BTR airport
- 63 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 50% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 194 ft
- 38 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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.