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Church Point is a small town of 4,096 people in Acadia Parish, Louisiana. It's about 18 miles from Lafayette, LA and 194 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $862 a month.
4,096people
$97kTypical home
$862/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,096
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,415 people per sq mi
- 194 mi to Houston, TX
- 18 mi to Lafayette, LA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$610/mo)
- Median rent $862/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°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
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (348 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (554 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to LFT airport
- 120 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 59 ft
- 42 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 237 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Acadia Parish: R+64 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