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Living in Lutcher, LA

Lutcher is a small town of 2,991 people in St. James Parish, Louisiana. It's about 33 miles from Houma, LA and 281 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $2k a month.

2,991people
$220kTypical home
$1,712/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
249Sunny days
96Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 2,991
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 887 people per sq mi
  • 281 mi to Houston, TX
  • 33 mi to Houma, LA
  • 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $220k (≈$1,385/mo)
  • Median rent $1,712/mo
  • Median household income $60k
  • Property tax about 0.5% of value
  • 3.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 92°F
  • Winter highs around 62°F
  • Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
  • 249 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
  • 116 cloudy days a year
  • 38 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 96 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

  • Very low violent crime (179 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (993 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 51
  • 26% of households have kids
  • 28% are 65 or older
  • 17% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 26 min
  • 7% walk or take transit to work
  • 27 mi to MSY airport
  • 27 mi to MSY (major hub)
  • 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 90% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1970
  • 89% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 33 ft
  • 18 mi to the ocean
  • 12 mi to a big lake
  • 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 9 mi to the nearest campground
  • 7 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 128 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 28 bars within 25 mi
  • 47 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 14 museums within 25 mi
  • 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
  • 15 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 20% of Louisiana districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 19 mi to the nearest vet
  • 19 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 6 congregations per 10k people
  • 19 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • St. James Parish: Purple — split almost evenly
  • Louisiana: R+22 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • High hurricane risk
  • High tornado risk
  • Very low wildfire risk
  • Very low earthquake risk
  • Moderate flood risk
  • Low drought risk
  • Very low winter storm risk
  • High heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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