The right order is everything. Find your perfect neighborhood first.
Abbeville, AL (Shorterville/Union)


|
Median House Value:
|
||
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Lake Charles, LA (McNeese State College / McNeese St) Lake Charles, LA (Country Club Rd/Lake St), Lake Charles, LA (Gerstner Memorial Hwy/14th St), Lake Charles, LA (Prien Lake Rd/Lake St), Lake Charles, LA (Prien), Lake Charles, LA (Ryan St/Claude St), Lake Charles, LA (Sallier St/Ryan St), Lake Charles, LA (University Place), Sulphur, LA (Beglis Pky/Cypress St), Sulphur, LA (Hollywood), Sulphur, LA (Maplewood)

| NEIGHBORHOOD COST | DETAILS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $124,325 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RENTAL PRICE | high cost relative to LA, medium cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
DETAILS |
|---|---|
| THE SETTING | Urban (based on population density) |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Complexes/high rise apartments, some Small apartment buildings, a few Rowhouses & attached homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), some Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mixed owners & renters |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Artsy/funky, Walkable |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Mixed ages, some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single), some College students (people currently attending college), some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 6 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Sales & Service workers, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Manufacturing & Laborers |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Black, some Irish ancestry, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic, some East Asian, some Asian Indian |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some French speaking, some Spanish speaking |
| SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD* | GRADES |
|---|---|
| F. K. WHITE MIDDLE SCHOOL 1000 EAST MCNEESE STREET, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70607 (337) 477-1648 |
06-08 |
| HENRY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3600 LOUISIANA AVENUE, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70607 (337) 477-5020 |
PK-05 |
| LAGRANGE HIGH SCHOOL 3420 LOUISIANA AVENUE, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70605 (337) 477-4571 |
08-12 |
* Depending on where you live in this neighborhood, your children may attend these schools or other schools outside the neighborhood. Always check with your local school department to determine which schools your children may attend based on your specific address and your child's grade-level.
31,877 Students enrolled in District
| DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best) |
8 |
|---|---|
| Better than: of LA school districts |
71.4% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
3 |
|---|---|
| Better than: of US school districts |
22.3% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
|---|
| 14 |
| STATE AVERAGE 15 |
Get full reports for any school in this district
| DISTRICT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STATE | ||||||
| PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH |
PROFICIENT IN READING |
PROFICIENT IN MATH |
||||
| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
|---|---|---|
| WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) | 63.1 | 51.5 |
| BLACK (%) | 34.6 | 44.4 |
| HISPANIC (%) | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| ECONOMIC GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
| ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) | NO DATA | 61.2 |
| FOR THIS DISTRICT | PER STUDENT | TOTAL | % OF TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $4,451 | $141,899,000 | 48.7 |
| SUPPORT EXPENDITURES | |||
| STUDENT | $397 | $12,651,000 | 4.3 |
| STAFF | $627 | $19,994,000 | 6.9 |
| GENERAL ADMINISTRATION | $135 | $4,300,000 | 1.5 |
| SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION | $385 | $12,273,000 | 4.2 |
| OPERATION | $1,295 | $41,293,000 | 14.2 |
| TRANSPORTATION | $301 | $9,588,000 | 3.3 |
| OTHER | $174 | $5,559,000 | 1.9 |
| TOTAL SUPPORT | $3,315 | $105,658,000 | 36.3 |
| NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES | $1,367 | $43,567,000 | 15.0 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | $9,133 | $291,124,000 | 100.0 |
NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT ![]() |
|
|---|---|
| ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 20.5 |
| CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 15.0 |
Neighborhood Crime Data
|
|---|
![]() |
||||
| McNeese State College
/ McNeese St |
Lake Charles | Louisiana |
|---|
| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED TOTAL | 7 | 55 | 131 | 369 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 0.10 | 0.77 | 1.83 | 5.16 |
| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED TOTAL | 16,692 | 93,934 | 417,122 | 862,947 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.32 | 1.41 | 2.91 |
![]() |
||||
| McNeese State College
/ McNeese St |
Lake Charles | Louisiana |
|---|
| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED TOTAL | 1,654 | 2,305 | 187 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 23.13 | 32.23 | 2.62 |
| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
|---|---|---|---|
| REPORTED TOTAL | 2,154,126 | 6,776,807 | 1,235,226 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 7.27 | 22.86 | 4.17 |
![]() |
||||
| McNeese State College
/ McNeese St |
Lake Charles | Louisiana |
|---|
Lake Charles, LA Appreciation Rates (city-wide) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO LA* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 | 113.66%
|
5.98%
|
3 | 3 |
| Last 10 Years | 57.35%
|
5.73%
|
5 | 3 |
| Last 5 Years | 33.96%
|
6.79%
|
6 | 6 |
| Last 2 Years | 7.13%
|
3.56%
|
6 | 7 |
| Last 12 Months | 1.99%
|
1.99%
|
8 | 7 |
| Latest Quarter | 1.80%
|
7.20%
|
9 | 9 |
| * 10 is highest | ||||
Coming soon!
Get matched with a pre-screened, customer-rated real estate agent or Realtor and receive up to $2,000 or more when you buy or sell.

Select an option below. You'll hear from us within 1 business hour.

> Buy or sell a home with a customer-rated Lake Charles Realtor
> Search using our specialized neighborhood searches
> Subscribe to unlock the full power of NeighborhoodScout search