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Waggaman is a big small town of 11,330 people in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. It's about 19 miles from New Orleans, LA and 309 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 $170k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,330people
$170kTypical home
$1,510/moRent
92° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,330
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,976 people per sq mi
- 309 mi to Houston, TX
- 19 mi to New Orleans, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,075/mo)
- Median rent $1,510/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 108 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 (260 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,896 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 41% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to MSY airport
- 4 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 982 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 342 bars within 25 mi
- 305 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 20 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson Parish: R+13 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