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Taft is a tiny town of 112 people in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. It's about 31 miles from New Orleans, LA and 296 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $1k a month.
112people
$264kTypical home
$1,210/moRent
92° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 112
- Part of a metro area
- About 22 people per sq mi
- 296 mi to Houston, TX
- 31 mi to New Orleans, LA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,663/mo)
- Median rent $1,210/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 24.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 63°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
- 100 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 (220 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (790 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 42% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to MSY airport
- 11 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 14 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 909 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 317 bars within 25 mi
- 280 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 20 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- St. Charles Parish: R+32 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High 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.