LA area data
Barataria, LA
Barataria, LA.
Population: 544 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 368.9 (+2.6% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $245,000
- Median list price
- $264,950
- Median days on market
- 42 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 94.6%
- Active listings
- 7
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,266/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,583/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 90.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 12.6¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $17.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- coastalFlooding, hurricane, lightning, coldWave, hail
- FEMA flood zone
- AE
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 79.0°F
- Average high
- 80.0°F
- Average low
- 78.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 48.3 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 51
- Days with Good air quality
- 181
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 2.2 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (7 mi)
- Nearest airport
- New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field (NBG) (9 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field (NBG) (9 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 339
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.8 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -3,199 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,987
- Median annual property tax
- $1,263
- Households with broadband internet
- 41.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 168,059
- Average weekly wage
- $1,195
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 432
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