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Raceland is a big small town of 9,585 people in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. It's about 11 miles from Houma, LA and 285 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $629 a month.
9,585people
$188kTypical home
$629/moRent
92° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,585
- Part of a metro area
- About 444 people per sq mi
- 285 mi to Houston, TX
- 11 mi to Houma, LA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,184/mo)
- Median rent $629/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 261 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 104 cloudy days a year
- 32 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 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
- Low violent crime (245 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,339 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MSY airport
- 29 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 38 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lafourche Parish: R+62 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk