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Pine Prairie is a tiny town of 934 people in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. It's about 35 miles from Alexandria, LA and 190 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $758 a month.
934people
$125kTypical home
$758/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 934
- Part of a metro area
- About 579 people per sq mi
- 190 mi to Houston, TX
- 35 mi to Alexandria, LA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$786/mo)
- Median rent $758/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (87 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (175 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to AEX airport
- 140 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 128 ft
- 71 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Evangeline Parish: R+49 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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.