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Welsh is a small town of 3,313 people in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. It's about 24 miles from Lake Charles, LA and 157 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $576 a month.
3,313people
$175kTypical home
$576/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,313
- Part of a metro area
- About 524 people per sq mi
- 157 mi to Houston, TX
- 24 mi to Lake Charles, LA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,103/mo)
- Median rent $576/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°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
- 124 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 (404 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,247 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 39% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to LCH airport
- 152 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- 37 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 68 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson Davis Parish: R+61 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.