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Country around Gueydan is a rural area of about 3,186 people in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 36 miles from Lafayette, LA and 169 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $772 a month.
3,186people
$94kTypical home
$772/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,186 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Houston, TX
- 36 mi to Lafayette, LA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$590/mo)
- Median rent $772/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°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
- 122 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
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (292 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to LFT airport
- 139 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 7 mi to a big lake
- 73 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Vermilion 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