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Jeanerette is a small town of 4,655 people in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. It's about 29 miles from Lafayette, LA and 223 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $779 a month.
4,655people
$98kTypical home
$779/moRent
90° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,655
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,017 people per sq mi
- 223 mi to Houston, TX
- 29 mi to Lafayette, LA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$619/mo)
- Median rent $779/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 126 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 (602 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,359 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to LFT airport
- 85 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- 11 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 76 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iberia 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
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.