Housing data for Sun, LA

Sun, LA has an estimated 381 residents and 215 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a village in St. Tammany Parish.

15.1% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $883 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
381 (±167)
Housing units
215 (±111)
Households that rent
15.1%
Median gross rent
$883
Residents since 2015–2019
−9.1%

What stands out in Sun

Homes built before 1980: 37.7% (±15.8 points) in Sun, higher than in St. Tammany Parish (21.5%).

Median home value: $160,700 (±$58,761) in Sun, lower than in St. Tammany Parish ($284,000).

Households that moved in since 2020: 8.4% (±6.8 points) in Sun, lower than in St. Tammany Parish (22.7%).

Median gross rent: $883 (±$78) in Sun, lower than in St. Tammany Parish ($1,332).

Housing in Sun at a glance

  • Median rent: $883 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 80.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 15.1% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $160,700 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $2,114 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 46.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 37.7% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 81.6% heat with electricity (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 38.4 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −9.1% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 8.4% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 3.9% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Sun against St. Tammany Parish, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
SunSt. Tammany ParishLouisianaUnited States
Residents381 (±167)272,421 (exact)4,611,961 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units215 (±111)113,911 (±77)2,108,902 (±333)143,775,355
Households that rent15.1% (±13.1 points)21.1% (±1.1 points)32.6% (±0.4 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$883 (±$78)$1,332 (±$35)$1,064 (±$8)$1,413
Median household income—$81,202 (±$1,958)$60,756 (±$408)$80,734
Median home value$160,700 (±$58,761)$284,000 (±$5,856)$216,500 (±$1,367)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)—$2,028 (±$82)$1,180 (±$13)$3,119
Built before 198037.7% (±15.8 points)21.5% (±1.3 points)46.2% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute38.4 minutes (±5.4)31.5 minutes (±0.7)25.7 minutes (±0.2)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband86.0% (±11.0 points)94.1% (±0.6 points)86.6% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents45.0 years (±13.2)40.5 years (±0.3)38.0 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Sun covers 4.3 square miles of land, about 89 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Sun has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents419 (±172)381 (±167)−9.1%Not a measurable change
Housing units181 (±53)215 (±111)+18.8%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$644 (±$250)$883 (±$78)+37.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$87,900 (±$48,589)$160,700 (±$58,761)+82.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$909 (±$126)$2,114 (±$1,729)+132.6%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent15.8% (±9.9 points)15.1% (±13.1 points)−0.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±63.7 points)0.0% (±65.9 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in St. Tammany Parish

Sun has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for St. Tammany Parish as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for St. Tammany Parish recorded 123 violent and 650 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Sun

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
70463100%99—$134,400$25,625

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Sun

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Bogalusa9.0 mi$767$97,60053.0%
Abita Springs14 mi$1,040$269,3009.5%
Picayune17 mi$931$157,10041.2%
Covington17 mi$1,396$295,10030.3%
Hide-A-Way Lake17 mi—$195,3000.0%
Nicholson17 mi$872$97,40037.0%
Folsom17 mi$588$226,00033.2%
Varnado17 mi$829$106,30041.3%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Sun, fiscal year 2027

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$1,074$1,164$1,354$1,745$1,997

HUD income limits for Sun, fiscal year 2026

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$21,900$36,500$58,350
2 people$25,000$41,700$66,700
3 people$28,150$46,900$75,050
4 people$33,000$52,100$83,350
5 people$38,680$56,300$90,050
6 people$44,360$60,400$96,700
7 people$50,040$64,650$103,400
8 people$55,720$68,800$110,050

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA MSA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $107,700.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sun

What is the average home value in Sun, LA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $160,700 (±$58,761) for owner-occupied homes in Sun (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Sun?

Sun, LA has an estimated 215 (±111) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in Sun?

The most common size is 2 bedrooms, 49.8% of homes in Sun, LA.

How old are most homes in Sun?

37.7% of homes in Sun, LA were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How long is the average commute in Sun?

Workers who live in Sun, LA take an average of 38.4 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Sun growing?

In Sun, the number of residents went from 419 in 2015–2019 to 381 in 2020–2024 (−9.1%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Sun?

The ZIP code that covers Sun is 70463.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Sun village, Louisiana (place:73955, in state:22).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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