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Westwego is a big small town of 8,335 people in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. It's about 16 miles from New Orleans, LA and 314 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,335people
$177kTypical home
$1,049/moRent
94° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,335
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,675 people per sq mi
- 314 mi to Houston, TX
- 16 mi to New Orleans, LA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,119/mo)
- Median rent $1,049/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 64°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (317 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,309 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MSY airport
- 9 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 985 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 342 bars within 25 mi
- 305 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 20 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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