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Sunset is a small town of 3,074 people in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. It's about 14 miles from Lafayette, LA and 203 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 $206k and rent runs about $860 a month.
3,074people
$206kTypical home
$860/moRent
92° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,074
- Part of a metro area
- About 951 people per sq mi
- 203 mi to Houston, TX
- 14 mi to Lafayette, LA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,300/mo)
- Median rent $860/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 64°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
- 108 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
- About average violent crime (348 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,317 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 42% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to LFT airport
- 111 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- 40 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 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
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Landry Parish: R+19 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
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk