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Jennings is a big small town of 9,553 people in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. It's about 33 miles from Lake Charles, LA and 166 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $881 a month.
9,553people
$137kTypical home
$881/moRent
90° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,553
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 905 people per sq mi
- 166 mi to Houston, TX
- 33 mi to Lake Charles, LA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$862/mo)
- Median rent $881/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°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
- 124 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
- High violent crime (852 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,572 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 37% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to LCH airport
- 144 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 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
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson Davis Parish: R+61 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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