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Mermentau is a tiny town of 627 people in Acadia Parish, Louisiana. It's about 33 miles from Lafayette, LA and 170 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $55k and rent runs about $478 a month.
627people
$55kTypical home
$478/moRent
90° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 627
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 294 people per sq mi
- 170 mi to Houston, TX
- 33 mi to Lafayette, LA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $55k (≈$349/mo)
- Median rent $478/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 122 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 (242 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (611 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 17% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to LFT airport
- 139 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 58% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- 37 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Acadia Parish: R+64 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.