Living in Loreauville, LA
Loreauville is a tiny town of 833 people in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. It's about 20 miles from Lafayette, LA and 219 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 $132k and rent runs about $854 a month.
833people
$132kTypical home
$854/moRent
90° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 833
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,919 people per sq mi
- 219 mi to Houston, TX
- 20 mi to Lafayette, LA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $132k (≈$835/mo)
- Median rent $854/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 115 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 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to LFT airport
- 88 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- 17 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 257 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 83 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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.