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Iowa is a small town of 3,200 people in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It's about 12 miles from Lake Charles, LA and 146 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $249k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,200people
$249kTypical home
$1,098/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
242Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,200
- Part of a metro area
- About 942 people per sq mi
- 146 mi to Houston, TX
- 12 mi to Lake Charles, LA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $249k (≈$1,571/mo)
- Median rent $1,098/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1200 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,099 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to LCH airport
- 140 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- 34 mi to the ocean
- 21 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 127 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calcasieu Parish: R+40 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk