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Lafayette is a mid-size city of 121,715 people in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. It's part of the Lafayette, LA area. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $257k and rent runs about $1k a month.
121,715people
$257kTypical home
$1,100/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 121,715
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,166 people per sq mi
- 203 mi to Houston, TX
- In the Lafayette, LA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $257k (≈$1,621/mo)
- Median rent $1,100/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 62°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
- 114 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 (1122 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,434 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to LFT airport
- 106 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 52 ft
- 26 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 324 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 99 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Lafayette Parish: R+31 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk