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New Iberia is a small city of 27,571 people in Iberia Parish, Louisiana. It's about 19 miles from Lafayette, LA and 214 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 $158k and rent runs about $894 a month.
27,571people
$158kTypical home
$894/moRent
92° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,571
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,475 people per sq mi
- 214 mi to Houston, TX
- 19 mi to Lafayette, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$998/mo)
- Median rent $894/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 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
- High violent crime (1054 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,399 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to LFT airport
- 93 mi to MSY (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- 12 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 274 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iberia Parish: R+34 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