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Living in Milton, LA

Milton is a small town of 2,793 people in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. It's about 7 miles from Lafayette, LA and 200 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $265k and rent runs about $1k a month.

2,793people
$265kTypical home
$1,057/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
112Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 2,793
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 601 people per sq mi
  • 200 mi to Houston, TX
  • 7 mi to Lafayette, LA
  • 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $265k (≈$1,670/mo)
  • Median rent $1,057/mo
  • Median household income $106k
  • Property tax about 0.6% of value
  • 5.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 91°F
  • Winter highs around 62°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
  • 112 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 (700 per 100k), county-wide
  • Above-average property crime (2,269 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 35
  • 48% of households have kids
  • 12% are 65 or older
  • 46% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 1% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 27 min
  • 0% walk or take transit to work
  • 8 mi to LFT airport
  • 108 mi to MSY (major hub)
  • 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 87% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1993
  • 96% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 30 ft
  • 20 mi to the ocean
  • 30 mi to a big lake
  • 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 21 mi to the nearest campground
  • 11 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 313 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 45 bars within 25 mi
  • 96 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 11 museums within 25 mi
  • 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 16 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 14% of Louisiana districts (reading)
  • 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 3 mi to the nearest vet
  • 4 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 4 congregations per 10k people
  • 7 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Lafayette Parish: R+31 in 2024
  • Louisiana: R+22 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • High hurricane risk
  • High tornado risk
  • Very low wildfire risk
  • Very low earthquake risk
  • High 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.

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