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Ville Platte is a big small town of 6,253 people in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. It's about 37 miles from Lafayette, LA and 196 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $101k and rent runs about $656 a month.
6,253people
$101kTypical home
$656/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,253
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,557 people per sq mi
- 196 mi to Houston, TX
- 37 mi to Lafayette, LA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $101k (≈$638/mo)
- Median rent $656/mo
- Median household income $28k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 22.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 85 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 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to LFT airport
- 129 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 66% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 92 ft
- 62 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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