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Golden Meadow is a small town of 1,854 people in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. It's about 29 miles from Houma, LA and 308 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 $142k and rent runs about $693 a month.
1,854people
$142kTypical home
$693/moRent
89° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,854
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 758 people per sq mi
- 308 mi to Houston, TX
- 29 mi to Houma, LA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$893/mo)
- Median rent $693/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 2.0% 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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (245 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,339 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to MSY airport
- 42 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
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