AmaLA
A town of 1,483, settled in 1891.
Is Ama a good place to live?
The best of Ama’s subject grades is an A for schools; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 13 of Louisiana’s 252 towns score lower on walkability. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 91% of U.S. communities, with hurricanes at the top. Ama has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,483 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Ama grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Ama is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Caesars Superdome and 39 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ama. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaCaesars Superdome
Big draw21 mi LakeLake Pontchartrain
14 mi MuseumNational World War II Museum707K visitors a year
22 mi MuseumWhitney Plantation Historic District
8 mi National Historical ParkJean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve227K visitors a year
13 mi GardenCity ParkPhoto credits
Caesars Superdome: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Pontchartrain: Mersh13, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National World War II Museum: Nolabob, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Whitney Plantation Historic District: Bill Leiser, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: No machine-readable author provided. Jan Kronsell assumed (based on copyright cl, CC BY-SA 3.0 · City Park: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 2.5
Moving to Ama: who provides what
Ama is unincorporated, so St. Charles Parish and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ama.
Ama is less healthy than 90% of U.S. towns
Ama beats the Louisiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 47% of Ama adults have high blood pressure, above both Louisiana’s towns (44%) and U.S. towns (35%). 17% of adults have diabetes in Ama.
| Ama | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 44% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 42% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 82% | 79% |
| What stands out | Ama | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with high blood pressure | 47.4% | 42.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Very high risk in Ama, with hurricanes at the top
Since 1989, 20 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Ama.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ama has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Ama for work: only 2% work in town. 18% of Ama residents live below the poverty line, below the Louisiana town median (20%) but above the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Luling (16%), New Orleans (13%) and Metairie (7%).
| Ama | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mild winters and hot summers in Ama
Ama has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Ama is 92°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A typical Ama home is worth about $232K
The typical Ama home is worth about $232,000, up 1.3% in a year, 8% above the Louisiana typical home. 87% of Ama households own their home.
| Ama | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,310 a month | $990 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Ama | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ama Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Ama
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Ama
About 3 of every 100 Ama residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
98% of working residents leave Ama for work
Where Ama’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Ama
CDP in Louisiana, United States
Ama is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, United States. Ama is on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, just west of the Jefferson Parish line. The population was 1,290 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 4.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,001 ft
- ZIP code
- 70031
Questions about Ama
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ama, LA expensive?
That is 3.7 years of the area's median household income ($62,655 across the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
What is Ama, LA known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Pokey Chatman and Dawan Landry.