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Bourg is a small town of 2,239 people in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. It's about 6 miles from Houma, LA and 287 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 $171k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,239people
$171kTypical home
$1,347/moRent
91° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,239
- Part of a metro area
- About 397 people per sq mi
- 287 mi to Houston, TX
- 6 mi to Houma, LA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,075/mo)
- Median rent $1,347/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 122 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 44
- 40% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MSY airport
- 36 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 99 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 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 14% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 15 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