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Moss Bluff.
Moss Bluff is an unincorporated community in Calcasieu Parish, LA. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.
What it's like to live in Moss Bluff
Moss Bluff is an unincorporated community in Louisiana with home prices that remain within reach and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Moss Bluff deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, hot summers, very rainy, and fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city.
The good
- Affordable home prices
- Low student-teacher ratio
The not so good
- Air quality concerns
- Hot summers
- Very rainy — 69" of rain per year
- Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options
- Car-dependent — few commuters use transit
How Moss Bluff compares
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Moss Bluff
Based on Moss Bluff's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$2,648
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $52,960 a year
- 24% of Moss Bluff renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$50,580
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $25,290
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of livingNear US average
$1,324/mo median rent
Cost of living works in this city's favor. Median rent sits around $1,324 a month, nothing that raises eyebrows. Solid value overall. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $252,900. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.
Median home value $252,900 · 24% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
4.5% county unemployment
Unemployment in Calcasieu Parish is 4.5%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Calcasieu Parish (county-wide)
Safety
610 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Moss Bluff doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs above the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 2581/100k · Policed by Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting aroundNear US average
25 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 24.6 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 7% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are hot and humid, with highs regularly hitting 91°F, and winters are mild, with lows rarely dropping below 42°F. It's a wet climate overall.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▼ 19% below US
29% bachelor's degree or higher
College degree attainment runs below average at 29%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.
Schools
3 public schools inside the boundary
There are 3 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Big Thicket National Preserve (71 miles away). There are 2 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Moss Bluff's strongest point is home prices that remain within reach; the main tradeoffs are air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and hot summers. Whether it fits comes down to the specifics: the neighborhood, the job, and what matters most in the move.
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