LA area data
Oakdale, LA
Oakdale, LA.
Population: 8,559 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $85,509
- 1-year appreciation
- -8.9%
- 3-year appreciation
- -9.5%
- 5-year appreciation
- -13.9%
- 10-year appreciation
- -8.0%
- All-time peak (2022-08)
- $102,749
- House Price Index
- 368.9 (+2.6% YoY)
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
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- coldWave, drought, hurricane, iceStorm, lightning
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 67.0°F
- Average high
- 77.0°F
- Average low
- 57.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 59.1 in
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Allen Parish Airport (5 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Polk Army Air Field (POE) (31 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 2
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -95 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,973
- Median annual property tax
- $199
- Mean commute to work
- 20 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 52.1%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 3,581
- Average weekly wage
- $857
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Administrative Services, Mining
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 3
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