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Carencro is a big small town of 11,619 people in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. It's about 7 miles from Lafayette, LA and 204 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 $215k and rent runs about $944 a month.
11,619people
$215kTypical home
$944/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,619
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,479 people per sq mi
- 204 mi to Houston, TX
- 7 mi to Lafayette, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $215k (≈$1,355/mo)
- Median rent $944/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 62°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
- 103 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
- About average violent crime (420 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,655 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 39% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to LFT airport
- 108 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 276 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 85 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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