LA area data
Chatham, LA
Chatham, LA.
Population: 1,559 (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
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 66.0°F
- Average high
- 77.0°F
- Average low
- 55.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 57.6 in
- Annual snowfall
- 0.4 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Cane River Creole National Historical Park (55 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Ruston Regional Airport (RSN) (17 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) (28 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 20
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.8 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,985
- Median annual property tax
- $348
- Mean commute to work
- 33 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 32.4%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,688
- Average weekly wage
- $1,050
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Finance & Insurance, Professional Services
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