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Branch is a tiny town of 268 people in Acadia Parish, Louisiana. It's about 18 miles from Lafayette, LA and 189 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $681 a month.
268people
$156kTypical home
$681/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 268
- Part of a metro area
- About 36 people per sq mi
- 189 mi to Houston, TX
- 18 mi to Lafayette, LA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$981/mo)
- Median rent $681/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (611 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to LFT airport
- 123 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- 39 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 256 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Acadia Parish: R+64 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.