Lake Charles, LA

Lake Charles is a mid-size city in Louisiana with a population of 81,679. Residents earn $56,864 per year, which is 24% below the national average.

3.1 /5.0

B Good

81,679 Population 1,721/sq mi density

$56,864 Median Income $35,847 per capita

$204,000 Home Value $202,231 Zillow

$1,090 Median Rent 33.8% income on rent

71°F Avg Temperature 310 sunny days/yr

525 Violent Crime/100K 3,692 property/100K

Overall

3.1 / 5.0

Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education

Economy

3.4 / 5.0

$56,864 median income, 3.3% unemployment

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Affordability

4.7 / 5.0

$204,000 home value, $1,090/mo rent

Safety

1.0 / 5.0

525 violent crimes/100K (38% above avg)

Education

3.4 / 5.0

29.4% bachelor's degree or higher

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Haunted Places

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3 reported haunted locations found near Lake Charles, LA.

Name	Description
Old Fire station	There is a fire station on the north side of town that my brother worked at. The only night that something would happen was Halloween. Ear-shattering screams and rumbling were heard. The walls would sweat, even though there weren't any leaks or plumbing works behind the wall. Every Halloween, the entire crew would pack up and drive down the road on the fire truck and sleep on the truck.
Old House	There is an old house in the city that stands amidst torn down trees. It is wrecked but no one has bothered to destroy it. There are at least two spirits inhabiting the house. One is inside the house and the other is outside. Inside the house, there are boxes, ladders, and cans of paint as if someone was going to remodel the house but stopped and left. There are many odd spots such as in the attic, there is a hole in the ceiling and if you look up into it, you feel as though something is look...
Old Railroad	This is an old road that is on the outskirts of town. A railroad runs across the road, leading to the rice factories. The story is that a long time ago, in the 1950s, before there were railroad signs there, a family consisting of a mother, father, and two daughters went down that road. Despite the fact of the older girl protesting going down that road due to a bad feeling, the father drove down there anyways and the car got hit by an oncoming train. Reports of seeing orbs and the apparition o...