Area data
Hester, LA — ZIP 70743
Population: 654 (Census ACS)
The median home value in ZIP 70743 (Hester, LA) is $194,000. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with coastalflooding, drought, hurricane the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 11.8% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$194,000
Median home value
Relatively Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $194,000
- House Price Index (state)
- 368.9 (+2.6% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
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%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- coastalFlooding, drought, hurricane, tornado
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coastalFlooding: Relatively High · coldWave: Relatively Low · drought: Relatively High · heatWave: Relatively Low · hurricane: Relatively High · iceStorm: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 10% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 14.4%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 69.1 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 9a (extreme annual low 20 to 25°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 32
- Days with Good air quality
- 339
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 21
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 108
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (41 mi)
- National parks include
- Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
- Airports within 30 mi
- 20
- Nearest airport
- Whitehall Field Ultralightport (8 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) (31 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 46
- Hospitals include
- THIBODAUX REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, TERREBONNE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER - PARISH, PHYSICIANS MEDICAL CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.1 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 4.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.7 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,976
- Housing built before 1970
- 30.8%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 33.6%
- Median annual property tax
- $210
- Households with broadband internet
- 96.6%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 6,423
- Average weekly wage
- $1,562
- Top industries (by employment)
- Construction, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 2
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in ZIP 70743?
- $194,000.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 70743?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: coastalFlooding, drought, hurricane, tornado.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 70743?
- Risk to homes is higher than 10% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 70743?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 70743?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 70743?
- Good. Median AQI: 32. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 70743?
- Regional Price Parity: 88.2 (100 = US average) (Low) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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