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Rayne is a big small town of 7,105 people in Acadia Parish, Louisiana. It's about 14 miles from Lafayette, LA and 189 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 $157k and rent runs about $828 a month.
7,105people
$157kTypical home
$828/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,105
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,858 people per sq mi
- 189 mi to Houston, TX
- 14 mi to Lafayette, LA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $157k (≈$987/mo)
- Median rent $828/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 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 (242 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (611 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 31% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to LFT airport
- 121 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 46 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 64 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 295 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 96 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Acadia 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