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Lake Arthur is a small town of 2,585 people in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. It's about 33 miles from Lake Charles, LA and 164 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $84k and rent runs about $723 a month.
2,585people
$84kTypical home
$723/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,585
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,394 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Houston, TX
- 33 mi to Lake Charles, LA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $84k (≈$527/mo)
- Median rent $723/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°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
- 127 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
- Very low violent crime (177 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (591 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to LCH airport
- 144 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 67 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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