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Country around Kaplan is a rural area of about 8,780 people in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 37 miles from Lafayette, LA and 178 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $804 a month.
8,780people
$122kTypical home
$804/moRent
90° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 8,780 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 178 mi to Houston, TX
- 37 mi to Lafayette, LA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$767/mo)
- Median rent $804/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 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 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to LFT airport
- 130 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 83 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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