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Cankton is a tiny town of 514 people in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. It's about 11 miles from Lafayette, LA and 200 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $668 a month.
514people
$191kTypical home
$668/moRent
91° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 514
- Part of a metro area
- About 252 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Houston, TX
- 11 mi to Lafayette, LA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,205/mo)
- Median rent $668/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (348 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,317 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to LFT airport
- 113 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 59 ft
- 36 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 287 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 88 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Landry Parish: R+19 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
- High 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.