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Kraemer is a small town of 1,065 people in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. It's about 20 miles from Houma, LA and 286 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $928 a month.
1,065people
$145kTypical home
$928/moRent
92° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,065
- Part of a metro area
- About 203 people per sq mi
- 286 mi to Houston, TX
- 20 mi to Houma, LA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$917/mo)
- Median rent $928/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 63°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
- 108 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
- Low violent crime (245 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,339 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to MSY airport
- 24 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- 21 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 158 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lafourche Parish: R+62 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
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High 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.