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30.31° N · 93.21° W · GEOID 2252425

Moss Bluff

Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana · part of the Lake Charles, LA metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

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The short answer

Moss Bluff is home to 12,482 people. Median household income is $92,036 a year and median rent is $1,324 a month, 17.3% 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 $252,900, about 2.8x annual median household income.

The story in Moss Bluff is how fast things are changing. Home values rose 5.9% a year between the 2019 and 2024 surveys while incomes rose 10.9%, a rarer gap than in 98% of places its size. Also notable: Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 96 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

63OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

Moss Bluff scores better than 63% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 11th of 95 in Louisiana.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%80
Economy 20%51
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%36
Education 10%44
Commute 10%53
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
$1,324
3% below the median place
Median household income
$92,036
15% above the median place
Median home value
$252,900
21% below the median place
Unemployment
5.4%
11% above 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 Moss Bluff

  • GrowthCompared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Lumberton, TX, Blanchard, OK and Zachary, LA), home value growth here is lower: 5.9% a year against a typical 9.4% a year.
  • Life nearbyAbout 0 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, fewer than in 84% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 95 Louisiana places we track.
01

Moving to Moss Bluff

Calcasieu Parish gains about 2.2 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in6,997
Moved out6,678
Net+319

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Beauregard Parish, LA599593+6
Harris County, TX450586−136
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA537448+89
Lafayette Parish, LA341237+104
Orange County, TX228214+14
Allen Parish, LA240138+102
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA182147+35
Cameron Parish, LA184

Within Louisiana, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within LouisianaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$49K
Leavers$57K

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

Who moves here
4.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Calcasieu Parish report $49,400 a year in income on average; those leaving, $57,400, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$53,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,324 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,690 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $252,900.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 6.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Lumberton, TX matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Income of households moving in7
$49,387
30% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$57,389
18% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
2.2
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureMoss BluffAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure4.9%15% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.5%22% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure2.2above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$49,38730% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$57,38918% below
02

What it costs to live here

Median year built is 1998, 1% above the median place.

Moss Bluff17.3%
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
$52,960
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.3%
15% below the median place
Home price to income
2.8x
28% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$82,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Moss Bluff, $1,324 a month, and local prices for everything else (92.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Moss Bluff, but easier on the budget

Places that match Moss Bluff 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
Lumberton, TX9911.9% vs 17.3%$18,900Compare
Gibsonville, NC9212.9% vs 17.3%$4,600Compare
Blanchard, OK8912.6% vs 17.3%$3,200Compare
Burnet, TX8814.0% vs 17.3%n/aCompare

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Median year built1
1998
1% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,603
51% below the median place
Homeownership1
81.0%
22% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureMoss BluffAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,3243% below
Rent to income117.3%15% below
Property tax rate10.6%31% below
Home price to income12.8x28% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure85.815% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,23124% below
HUD area median income4County figure$93,00013% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,60351% below
Median home value1$252,90021% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-1.4%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure11.4%78% below
Homeownership181.0%22% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure52.3%3% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,69010% below
Vacant homes19.6%36% above
Median year built119981% 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%)
Works from home1
6.9%
44% below the median place
Income per person1
$49,390
23% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$92,036 +15%
Poverty rate8.9% −17%
Mean commute25 min −1%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureMoss BluffAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$92,03615% above
Income per person1$49,39023% above
Unemployment1County figure5.4%11% above
Average annual pay6County figure$63,0634% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.2%41% below
Jobs6County figure89,31041% below
Poverty rate18.9%17% below
Mean commute125 min1% below
Works from home16.9%44% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 44.1, 13% above the median place.

Median age1
44.1
13% above the median place
No health insurance1
4.2%
34% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
90.2%
2% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher93.4% +1%
Household size2.4 −2%
Bachelor's or higher29.0% −10%
All 8 people measures
MeasureMoss BluffAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population112,4823486th largest
Median age144.113% above
Bachelor's or higher129.0%10% below
High school or higher193.4%1% above
Household size12.42% below
Born abroad1County figure3.6%59% below
No health insurance14.2%34% below
Homes with broadband190.2%2% below
05

Life in Moss Bluff

OpenStreetMap shows 6.4 grocery stores per 10,000 residents, more than in 95% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

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

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents3.2 −69%
Playgrounds per 10k8.0 −15%
Grocery stores per 10k6.4 3.0×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8.0 −28%
Libraries per 10k1.6 +84%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
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

  • Big Thicket National Preserve 55 miles
  • Cane River Creole National Historical Park 95 miles
  • Natchez National Historical Park 138 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars19.4 −7%
Shops37.6 +24%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.6 −12%
Doctors' offices and clinics19.8 −2%
Child care centers2.0 −13%

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

Nearest National Park Service site10
54.9
78% above the median place
Students per teacher12
12.5
19% below the median place
Shops per 10k8
37.6
24% above the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureMoss BluffAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure59above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure30,278above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure12.519% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure19.47% below
Shops per 10k8County figure37.624% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure3.612% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure19.82% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.013% below
Parks per 10k93.269% below
Playgrounds per 10k98.015% below
Grocery stores per 10k96.4202% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k98.028% below
Libraries per 10k91.684% above
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1054.978% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles10150% below
National Register listings11County figure2377% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 61.2 in, 40% 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 Moss Bluff. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation13
61.2 in
40% above the median place
Hurricane risk14
98.2
39% above the median place
January average low13
42°F
67% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureMoss BluffAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure92°F5% above
January average low13County figure42°F67% above
Average temperature13County figure68°F25% above
Annual precipitation13County figure61.2 in40% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure95.74% above
Hurricane risk14County figure98.239% above
Tornado risk14County figure95.617% above
Wildfire risk14County figure90.548% above
Heat wave risk14County figure88.52% below
Median air quality index15County figure479% above
Good air days15County figure62.2%9% below
08

Moss Bluff in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 17% 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, Moss Bluff does better than 79% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 23%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,324/mo (2024)$1,740/mo$1,430 to $2,120/mo+4.7%
Median household income$92,036 (2024)$118,500$100,500 to $140,500+4.3%
Median home value$252,900 (2024)$356,000$258,000 to $490,000+5.9%

The median home would be worth 3.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.7 now.

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

09

Places like Moss Bluff

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

PlaceRentIncome
Streetsboro, OH$1,332$90,274Compare
Williamstown, NJ$1,266$89,414Compare
Northampton, PA$1,174$90,762Compare
Salem Lakes, WI$1,184$94,819Compare
Salem Lakes, WINorthampton, PAWilliamstown, NJStreetsboro, OHMoss Bluff, LAMoss BluffStreetsboroWilliamstownSalem LakesMoss BluffStreetsboroWilliamstownSalem Lakes

Places built like Moss Bluff

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 Moss Bluff performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Moss Bluff, LA17.3%10.9%/yrn/a
Lumberton, TX11.9%8.5%/yr4.1%Compare
Blanchard, OK12.6%3.0%/yr13.5%Compare
Zachary, LA21.7%-0.1%/yr6.0%Compare
Decatur, TX16.8%4.0%/yr37.8%Compare
Belle Chasse, LA15.5%11.5%/yrn/aCompare
Noble, OK15.2%5.3%/yr11.0%Compare

Common questions

Is Moss Bluff a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 63 out of 100, better than 63% of the places we rate and 11th of 95 in Louisiana. Compared with the 25 places most like it in size, age, education, housing and region (such as Lumberton, TX, Blanchard, OK and Zachary, LA), home value growth here is lower: 5.9% a year against a typical 9.4% a year. About 0 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, fewer than in 84% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 95 Louisiana places we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 86 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Moss Bluff expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.3% 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 $252,900.

What salary do you need to live in Moss Bluff?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $52,960 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Moss Bluff?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Streetsboro, OH, Williamstown, NJ, Northampton, PA and Salem Lakes, WI.

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 Moss Bluff with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Moss Bluff itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/moss-bluff-louisiana

Citytistics. “Moss Bluff, Louisiana.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/moss-bluff-louisiana/

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