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Cade is a small town of 1,710 people in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana. It's about 11 miles from Lafayette, LA and 210 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $870 a month.
1,710people
$205kTypical home
$870/moRent
90° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,710
- Part of a metro area
- About 255 people per sq mi
- 210 mi to Houston, TX
- 11 mi to Lafayette, LA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,292/mo)
- Median rent $870/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 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 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to LFT airport
- 98 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 297 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
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.