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Morse is a small town of 1,099 people in Acadia Parish, Louisiana. It's about 29 miles from Lafayette, LA and 175 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $491 a month.
1,099people
$83kTypical home
$491/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,099
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 784 people per sq mi
- 175 mi to Houston, TX
- 29 mi to Lafayette, LA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$521/mo)
- Median rent $491/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 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 28
- 49% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to LFT airport
- 134 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 20 ft
- 30 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 11 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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.