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Breaux Bridge is a big small town of 7,501 people in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. It's about 9 miles from Lafayette, LA and 211 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $891 a month.
7,501people
$176kTypical home
$891/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,501
- Part of a metro area
- About 972 people per sq mi
- 211 mi to Houston, TX
- 9 mi to Lafayette, LA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,109/mo)
- Median rent $891/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 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
- Low violent crime (251 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (769 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 36% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to LFT airport
- 100 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 295 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 93 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Martin Parish: R+41 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