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Erath is a small town of 1,907 people in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. It's about 17 miles from Lafayette, LA and 201 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 $108k and rent runs about $875 a month.
1,907people
$108kTypical home
$875/moRent
92° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,907
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,085 people per sq mi
- 201 mi to Houston, TX
- 17 mi to Lafayette, LA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$680/mo)
- Median rent $875/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 63°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
- 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
- Very low violent crime (173 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (402 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 38% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to LFT airport
- 106 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- 9 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 268 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 89 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.