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Turkey Creek is a tiny town of 449 people in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. It's about 29 miles from Alexandria, LA and 192 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $929 a month.
449people
$151kTypical home
$929/moRent
93° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 449
- Part of a metro area
- About 181 people per sq mi
- 192 mi to Houston, TX
- 29 mi to Alexandria, LA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$955/mo)
- Median rent $929/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (87 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (175 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 26
- 41% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to AEX airport
- 142 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1999
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 141 ft
- 76 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 53 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Evangeline Parish: R+49 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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