LA area data
Melville, LA
Melville, LA.
Population: 1,399 (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
- coldWave, drought, iceStorm, lightning, tornado
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 69.0°F
- Average high
- 80.0°F
- Average low
- 58.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 64.6 in
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Hanks Airport (2 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 35
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.5 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,977
- Median annual property tax
- $680
- Households with broadband internet
- 27.2%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 18,838
- Average weekly wage
- $885
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 29
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