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Abbeville is a big small town of 11,003 people in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. It's about 17 miles from Lafayette, LA and 196 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $829 a month.
11,003people
$97kTypical home
$829/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,003
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,820 people per sq mi
- 196 mi to Houston, TX
- 17 mi to Lafayette, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$614/mo)
- Median rent $829/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (292 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to LFT airport
- 111 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 283 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 95 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Vermilion Parish: R+64 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk