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Gray is a big small town of 5,154 people in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. It's about 8 miles from Houma, LA and 276 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $139k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,154people
$139kTypical home
$1,025/moRent
92° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,154
- Part of a metro area
- About 449 people per sq mi
- 276 mi to Houston, TX
- 8 mi to Houma, LA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $139k (≈$879/mo)
- Median rent $1,025/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 64°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
- 120 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
- About average violent crime (352 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,103 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MSY airport
- 38 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- 27 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Terrebonne Parish: R+52 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk