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Basile is a small town of 1,790 people in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. It's about 39 miles from Lafayette, LA and 173 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $900 a month.
1,790people
$101kTypical home
$900/moRent
91° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,790
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,543 people per sq mi
- 173 mi to Houston, TX
- 39 mi to Lafayette, LA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$635/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (55 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (110 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 48% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to LFT airport
- 144 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 62 ft
- 55 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Evangeline Parish: R+49 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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