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Delcambre is a small town of 2,552 people in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. It's about 18 miles from Lafayette, LA and 204 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $128k and rent runs about $815 a month.
2,552people
$128kTypical home
$815/moRent
92° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,552
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,177 people per sq mi
- 204 mi to Houston, TX
- 18 mi to Lafayette, LA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $128k (≈$807/mo)
- Median rent $815/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 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 35
- 44% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to LFT airport
- 103 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 264 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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