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Moss Bluff is a big small town of 12,482 people in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It's about 8 miles from Lake Charles, LA and 135 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $253k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,482people
$253kTypical home
$1,324/moRent
92° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
242Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,482
- Part of a metro area
- About 820 people per sq mi
- 135 mi to Houston, TX
- 8 mi to Lake Charles, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $253k (≈$1,595/mo)
- Median rent $1,324/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (602 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,440 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to LCH airport
- 129 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 46 ft
- 37 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 124 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calcasieu Parish: R+40 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk