LA area data
Kentwood, LA
Kentwood, LA.
Population: 8,687 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $167,911
- 1-year appreciation
- -2.5%
- 3-year appreciation
- -17.9%
- 5-year appreciation
- -23.2%
- 10-year appreciation
- -5.4%
- All-time peak (2022-05)
- $230,217
- House Price Index
- 368.9 (+2.6% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $168,500
- Median list price
- $262,450
- Median days on market
- 61 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 93.0%
- Active listings
- 13
- 1-year forecast
- -3.7%
- New listings (monthly)
- 5
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,031/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,340/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%
Schools
- Total schools
- 5
- Elementary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 2
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- hurricane, lightning, tornado, coastalFlooding, coldWave
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 71.0°F
- Average high
- 80.0°F
- Average low
- 61.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 50.7 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 43
- Days with Good air quality
- 81
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 3.2 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Cool Creek Airport (5 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- McComb-Pike County Airport / John E Lewis Field (MCB) (20 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +476 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,984
- Median annual property tax
- $408
- Mean commute to work
- 35 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 36.1%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 36,439
- Average weekly wage
- $807
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 528
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