LA area data
Barksdale Afb, LA
Barksdale Afb, LA.
Population: 2,626 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 368.9 (+2.6% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 88.2 (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 Moderate
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, heatWave, lightning, strongWind, hail
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 52.3 in
- Annual snowfall
- 0.7 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 47
- Days with Good air quality
- 209
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD) (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Barksdale Air Force Base (BAD) (2 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 19
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 10
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.5 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,981
- Households with broadband internet
- 85.4%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 36,663
- Average weekly wage
- $957
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Professional Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 779
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