Living in Bayou Cane, LA
Bayou Cane is a small city of 21,253 people in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. It's about 4 miles from Houma, LA and 279 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $189k and rent runs about $1k a month.
21,253people
$189kTypical home
$1,101/moRent
91° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,253
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,792 people per sq mi
- 279 mi to Houston, TX
- 4 mi to Houma, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $189k (≈$1,190/mo)
- Median rent $1,101/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (352 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,103 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 37% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to MSY airport
- 39 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Terrebonne Parish: R+52 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk