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30.23° N · 89.81° W · GEOID 2222722

Eden Isle

St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana · part of the Slidell, LA metro

LouisianaEden Isle, LAEden IsleEden Isle

The short answer

Eden Isle is home to 7,683 people. Median household income is $78,426 a year and median rent is $1,328 a month, 20.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $371,600, about 4.7x annual median household income.

Eden Isle is defined by its growth. Household income growth is 0.5% a year, against 6.1% a year in its closest peers. Also notable: OpenStreetMap shows 0 parks per 10,000 residents, fewer than in 95% of places its size. It is the lowest of 95 Louisiana places we track.

16OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Eden Isle scores better than 16% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 51st of 95 in Louisiana.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%40
Economy 20%51
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%16
Education 10%52
Commute 10%15
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$1,328
3% below the median place
Median household income
$78,426
2% below the median place
Median home value
$371,600
16% above the median place
Unemployment
4.8%
3% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Eden Isle

  • How it is changingHousing has become less affordable here. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, the median rent went from 17.8% to 20.3% of the median household's income, and the median home from 3.8 to 4.7 years of income. Among the 25 places most like it, the rent share moved 1 points on average, so it worsened faster here.
01

Moving to Eden Isle

St. Tammany Parish gains about 5.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in12,211
Moved out11,079
Net+1,132

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Louisiana, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within LouisianaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$73K
Leavers$69K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of St. Tammany Parish; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.6% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.4% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into St. Tammany Parish report $73,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $68,800, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$53,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,328 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,281 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $371,600.
Getting to work
32 minutes each way on average; 10.7% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Halls, TN matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
7.6%
33% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
5.2
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
2.4%
19% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureEden IsleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year17.6%33% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.4%19% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure5.2above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$73,3654% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$68,7782% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home values are about 29% higher than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. The premium usually reflects location, amenities or schools that these figures do not capture.

Eden Isle20.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$53,120
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
20.3%
0% below the median place
Home price to income
4.7x
25% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
20%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$65,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Eden Isle, $1,328 a month, and local prices for everything else (94.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Eden Isle, but easier on the budget

Places that match Eden Isle on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Halls, TN9115.5% vs 20.3%$14,900Compare
Forestbrook, SC9012.0% vs 20.3%$8,300Compare
Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA8813.3% vs 20.3%$26,000Compare
Rainsville, AL888.4% vs 20.3%n/aCompare

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Median year built1
1996
1% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
41.1%
19% below the median place
Homeownership1
80.8%
22% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureEden IsleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,3283% below
Rent to income120.3%0% below
Property tax rate10.7%20% below
Home price to income14.7x25% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure92.78% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,35416% below
HUD area median income4County figure$107,7000% above
Property tax paid (median)1$2,73016% below
Median home value1$371,60016% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.0%36% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure30.9%40% below
Homeownership180.8%22% above
Renters paying 30%+141.1%19% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$2,28122% above
Vacant homes19.3%32% above
Median year built119961% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Poverty rate1
4.8%
55% below the median place
Mean commute1
32 min
29% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Income per person$48,928 +22%
Works from home10.7% −14%
Median household income$78,426 −2%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureEden IsleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$78,4262% below
Income per person1$48,92822% above
Unemployment1County figure4.8%3% below
Average annual pay6County figure$61,5027% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.6%3% below
Jobs6County figure97,98535% below
Poverty rate14.8%55% below
Mean commute132 min29% above
Works from home110.7%14% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

The median resident is 53.2 years old, older than in 95% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 95 Louisiana places we track.

Median age1
53.2
36% above the median place
High school or higher1
97.3%
5% above the median place
Household size1
2.2
12% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureEden IsleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17,6835059th largest
Median age153.236% above
Bachelor's or higher133.2%4% above
High school or higher197.3%5% above
Household size12.212% below
Born abroad1County figure4.5%49% below
No health insurance1County figure6.8%6% above
Homes with broadband196.0%4% above
05

Life in Eden Isle

The nearest National Park Service site is Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, about 23 miles away.

46 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k10.4 −7%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails1 km −65%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve 23 miles
  • New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park 24 miles
  • Natchez National Historical Park 131 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars23.9 +15%
Shops33.5 +11%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.0 −2%
Doctors' offices and clinics26.9 +33%
Child care centers2.2 −4%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
22.7
26% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
26.9
33% above the median place
Public school students12
36,212
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureEden IsleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure56above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure36,212above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure12.916% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure23.915% above
Shops per 10k8County figure33.511% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.02% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure26.933% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.24% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k910.47% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.765% below
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1022.726% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1020% above
National Register listings11County figure46254% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 64.4 in, 47% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Eden Isle. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation13
64.4 in
47% above the median place
Hurricane risk14
98.9
40% above the median place
January average low13
41°F
62% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureEden IsleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure91°F5% above
January average low13County figure41°F62% above
Average temperature13County figure68°F23% above
Annual precipitation13County figure64.4 in47% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure96.64% above
Hurricane risk14County figure98.940% above
Tornado risk14County figure86.66% above
Wildfire risk14County figure89.646% above
Heat wave risk14County figure96.37% above
Median air quality index15County figure3714% below
Good air days15County figure86.8%27% above
08

Eden Isle in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 21% of the median income in 2030, up from 20% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Eden Isle does better than 39% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 7%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,328/mo (2024)$1,690/mo$1,390 to $2,060/mo+4.1%
Median household income$78,426 (2024)$97,500$82,500 to $115,000+3.7%
Median home value$371,600 (2024)$514,000$373,000 to $708,000+5.5%

The median home would be worth 5.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Eden Isle

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Boulder City, NV$1,427$74,757Compare
Ormond Beach, FL$1,411$69,177Compare
Tarpon Springs, FL$1,298$79,529Compare
Granbury, TX$1,386$73,516Compare
Granbury, TXTarpon Springs, FLOrmond Beach, FLBoulder City, NVEden Isle, LAEden IsleBoulder CityOrmond BeachTarpon SpringsGranburyEden IsleBoulder CityOrmond BeachTarpon SpringsGranbury

Places built like Eden Isle

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Eden Isle performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Eden Isle, LA20.3%0.5%/yrn/a
Grove, OK18.8%7.1%/yr6.3%Compare
Kingsland, TX18.7%6.3%/yrn/aCompare
Indian Hills, NV22.9%2.7%/yrn/aCompare
Gun Barrel City, TX16.2%10.2%/yr15.6%Compare
Lakehills, TX13.9%6.6%/yrn/aCompare
Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA13.3%5.0%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Eden Isle a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 16 out of 100, better than 16% of the places we rate and 51st of 95 in Louisiana. Housing has become less affordable here. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, the median rent went from 17.8% to 20.3% of the median household's income, and the median home from 3.8 to 4.7 years of income. Among the 25 places most like it, the rent share moved 1 points on average, so it worsened faster here. On cost, space and class size it scores 57 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Eden Isle expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 20.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $371,600.

What salary do you need to live in Eden Isle?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $53,120 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Eden Isle?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Boulder City, NV, Ormond Beach, FL, Tarpon Springs, FL and Granbury, TX.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Eden Isle with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Eden Isle itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/eden-isle-louisiana

Citytistics. “Eden Isle, Louisiana.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/eden-isle-louisiana/

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