Living in Montegut, LA
Montegut is a small town of 1,266 people in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. It's about 13 miles from Houma, LA and 291 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,266people
$124kTypical home
$1,021/moRent
90° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,266
- Part of a metro area
- About 301 people per sq mi
- 291 mi to Houston, TX
- 13 mi to Houma, LA
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$779/mo)
- Median rent $1,021/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 63°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
- 115 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
- About average violent crime (352 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,103 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to MSY airport
- 42 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Terrebonne Parish: R+52 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk