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Lydia is a tiny town of 713 people in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. It's about 24 miles from Lafayette, LA and 216 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $897 a month.
713people
$143kTypical home
$897/moRent
90° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 713
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 419 people per sq mi
- 216 mi to Houston, TX
- 24 mi to Lafayette, LA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$899/mo)
- Median rent $897/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 33 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 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 55
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to LFT airport
- 91 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 232 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 71 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 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
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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.