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Duson is a small town of 1,282 people in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. It's about 10 miles from Lafayette, LA and 194 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 $54k and rent runs about $743 a month.
1,282people
$54kTypical home
$743/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,282
- Part of a metro area
- About 429 people per sq mi
- 194 mi to Houston, TX
- 10 mi to Lafayette, LA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $54k (≈$342/mo)
- Median rent $743/mo
- Median household income $25k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% 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
- 109 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
- Above-average violent crime (700 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,269 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to LFT airport
- 116 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- 31 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 300 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 47 bars within 25 mi
- 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lafayette Parish: R+31 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk