LA area data
Gheens, LA
Gheens, LA.
Population: 957 (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
- hurricane, lightning, tornado, coastalFlooding, coldWave
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 66.5 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 48
- Days with Good air quality
- 197
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (24 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Pierce Field (11 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) (27 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 32
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.7 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,974
- Households with broadband internet
- 57.7%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 29,338
- Average weekly wage
- $1,296
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Construction, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 315
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