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Broussard is a big small town of 14,322 people in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. It's about 6 miles from Lafayette, LA and 207 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 $310k and rent runs about $1k a month.
14,322people
$310kTypical home
$1,010/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,322
- Part of a metro area
- About 788 people per sq mi
- 207 mi to Houston, TX
- 6 mi to Lafayette, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,956/mo)
- Median rent $1,010/mo
- Median household income $116k
- 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 74°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 39 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
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,868 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 38% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to LFT airport
- 102 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2006
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 301 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 93 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lafayette Parish: R+31 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk