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Ossun is a small town of 2,271 people in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. It's about 7 miles from Lafayette, LA and 199 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 $243k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,271people
$243kTypical home
$1,296/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,271
- Part of a metro area
- About 669 people per sq mi
- 199 mi to Houston, TX
- 7 mi to Lafayette, LA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $243k (≈$1,532/mo)
- Median rent $1,296/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 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 29
- 32% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to LFT airport
- 112 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 43 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 287 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 88 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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.