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Gonzales is a big small town of 13,108 people in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. It's about 20 miles from Baton Rouge, LA and 269 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,108people
$226kTypical home
$1,497/moRent
90° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
249Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,108
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,431 people per sq mi
- 269 mi to Houston, TX
- 20 mi to Baton Rouge, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,424/mo)
- Median rent $1,497/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 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 (488 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,980 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to BTR airport
- 42 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 411 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 80 bars within 25 mi
- 153 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ascension Parish: R+34 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
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk