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Perry is a small town of 1,424 people in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. It's about 19 miles from Lafayette, LA and 194 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 $182k and rent runs about $848 a month.
1,424people
$182kTypical home
$848/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
254Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,424
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 816 people per sq mi
- 194 mi to Houston, TX
- 19 mi to Lafayette, LA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $182k (≈$1,145/mo)
- Median rent $848/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 254 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 111 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 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
- Very low violent crime (40 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (292 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 42% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to LFT airport
- 113 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- 13 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 64 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 273 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 92 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Vermilion 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.