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Iota is a small town of 1,481 people in Acadia Parish, Louisiana. It's about 29 miles from Lafayette, LA and 177 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $491 a month.
1,481people
$158kTypical home
$491/moRent
91° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,481
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,166 people per sq mi
- 177 mi to Houston, TX
- 29 mi to Lafayette, LA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$993/mo)
- Median rent $491/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (242 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (611 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 39% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to LFT airport
- 135 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- 43 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 47 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Acadia 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