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Bayou L'Ourse is a small town of 2,132 people in Assumption Parish, Louisiana. It's about 23 miles from Houma, LA and 260 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $774 a month.
2,132people
$88kTypical home
$774/moRent
91° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,132
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 783 people per sq mi
- 260 mi to Houston, TX
- 23 mi to Houma, LA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$554/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to MSY airport
- 51 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Assumption Parish: R+36 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk