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Cut Off is a big small town of 5,398 people in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. It's about 23 miles from Houma, LA and 304 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $828 a month.
5,398people
$158kTypical home
$828/moRent
89° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,398
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 369 people per sq mi
- 304 mi to Houston, TX
- 23 mi to Houma, LA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$998/mo)
- Median rent $828/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 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
- Low violent crime (245 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,339 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 38% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MSY airport
- 33 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Lafourche Parish: R+62 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk