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Berwick is a small town of 4,607 people in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. It's about 33 miles from Houma, LA and 249 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 $212k and rent runs about $671 a month.
4,607people
$212kTypical home
$671/moRent
91° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,607
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 781 people per sq mi
- 249 mi to Houston, TX
- 33 mi to Houma, LA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,339/mo)
- Median rent $671/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 112 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
Safety
- About average violent crime (312 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,317 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to LFT airport
- 62 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Mary Parish: R+32 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.