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Thibodaux is a small city of 15,732 people in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. It's about 16 miles from Houma, LA and 274 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 $233k and rent runs about $960 a month.
15,732people
$233kTypical home
$960/moRent
92° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
261Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,732
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,316 people per sq mi
- 274 mi to Houston, TX
- 16 mi to Houma, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,466/mo)
- Median rent $960/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 129 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 (262 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,017 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 22% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MSY airport
- 36 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 28 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 114 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 2 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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