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POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Lake Charles, LA (Moss Bluff) 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)

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| MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE | $166,168 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RENTAL PRICE | high cost relative to LA, medium cost relative to the nation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER |
DETAILS |
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| THE SETTING | Suburban (based on population density), coastal |
| TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Small apartment buildings, some Complexes/high rise apartments, a few Rowhouses & attached homes |
| SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms) |
| AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS | mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier) |
| HOME OWNERSHIP | Mostly Owner occupied |
| SPECIAL CHARACTER | mostly Nautical, Urban Sophisticates, Quiet |
| THE NEIGHBORS | DETAILS |
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| AGE & LIFESTYLE | mostly Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Mixed ages, some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college) |
| EDUCATION LEVEL | Rating: 7 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated) |
| INCOME | Upper middle income (well-above average income for America) |
| OCCUPATIONS | mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Sales & Service workers, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Government employees |
| ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY | mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Irish ancestry, some Black, some Italian ancestry, some Hispanic |
| LANGUAGES | mostly English speaking, some French speaking, some Spanish speaking |
| SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD* | GRADES |
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| MOSS BLUFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 215 SCHOOL STREET, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70611 (337) 855-2103 |
PK-05 |
| MOSS BLUFF MIDDLE SCHOOL 1104 RECREATION BOULEVARD, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70611 (337) 855-7774 |
06-08 |
| SAM HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL 880 S H JONES PARKWAY, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70611 (337) 855-3528 |
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 |
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| Better than: of LA school districts |
71.4% |
DISTRICT RATING![]() COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best) |
3 |
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| Better than: of US school districts |
22.3% |
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM![]() |
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| 14 |
| STATE AVERAGE 15 |
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PROFICIENT IN READING |
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| ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS | THIS DISTRICT | THIS STATE |
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| 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 |
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| 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 ![]() |
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| ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) | 21.4 |
| CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%) | 9.6 |
Neighborhood Crime Data
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| Moss Bluff | Lake Charles | Louisiana |
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| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
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| REPORTED TOTAL | 7 | 55 | 131 | 369 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 0.10 | 0.77 | 1.83 | 5.16 |
| MURDER | RAPE | ROBBERY | ASSAULT | |
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| REPORTED TOTAL | 16,692 | 93,934 | 417,122 | 862,947 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 0.06 | 0.32 | 1.41 | 2.91 |
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| Moss Bluff | Lake Charles | Louisiana |
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| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
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| REPORTED TOTAL | 1,654 | 2,305 | 187 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 23.13 | 32.23 | 2.62 |
| BURGLARY | THEFT | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT | |
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| REPORTED TOTAL | 2,154,126 | 6,776,807 | 1,235,226 |
| RATE PER 1,000 | 7.27 | 22.86 | 4.17 |
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Lake Charles, LA Appreciation Rates (city-wide) |
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| PERIOD | TOTAL APPRECIATION | AVG. ANNUAL RATE | COMPARED TO LA* |
COMPARED TO AMERICA* |
| Since 1990 | 113.66%
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5.98%
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3 | 3 |
| Last 10 Years | 57.35%
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5.73%
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5 | 3 |
| Last 5 Years | 33.96%
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6.79%
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6 | 6 |
| Last 2 Years | 7.13%
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3.56%
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6 | 7 |
| Last 12 Months | 1.99%
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1.99%
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8 | 7 |
| Latest Quarter | 1.80%
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7.20%
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9 | 9 |
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