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. 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 City parkCity 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: nearly a fifth of adults report frequent mental distress, where Louisiana’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 17%. The share of adults in Ama who have high blood pressure: 47%. 17% of adults in the town have diabetes; 42% sleep under 7 hours.
| 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
Ama’s risk rating from FEMA is 91 of 100, close to Louisiana’s towns (88 of 100) and above U.S. towns (44 of 100). Expected losses in Ama break down as 69% from hurricanes and 10% from tornadoes. Flood insurance has paid out on 20 claims in the town since 1989.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ama has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The top destinations are Luling (16%), New Orleans (13%) and Metairie (7%). Commuting out is the norm in Ama: 2% of working residents work locally. Ama: 18% of residents live below the poverty line. Half the trips to work are shorter than 9 miles.
| 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
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes in Ama are worth about $232K, by Zillow’s estimate
For households in Ama, the share who own their home is 87%. In Ama, the midpoint rent is $1,310 a month. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 1.3% in value.
| 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
Conserved land covers 0.1% of Ama
Trails run 0.5 miles in 1 park or preserve. One park or preserve covers 3 acres in Ama.
| 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.