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Mathews is a small town of 1,598 people in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. It's about 12 miles from Houma, LA and 290 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,598people
$206kTypical home
$1,031/moRent
91° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,598
- Part of a metro area
- About 401 people per sq mi
- 290 mi to Houston, TX
- 12 mi to Houma, LA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,296/mo)
- Median rent $1,031/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 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
- Low violent crime (245 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,339 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MSY airport
- 28 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- 23 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lafourche Parish: R+62 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High 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.