Living in Village St. George, LA
Village St. George is a big small town of 8,273 people in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. It's about 7 miles from Baton Rouge, LA and 261 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $253k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,273people
$253kTypical home
$1,451/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,273
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,705 people per sq mi
- 261 mi to Houston, TX
- 7 mi to Baton Rouge, LA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $253k (≈$1,595/mo)
- Median rent $1,451/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°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
- 118 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
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,095 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to BTR airport
- 54 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 433 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 77 bars within 25 mi
- 162 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- East Baton Rouge Parish: D+11 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk