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Westlake is a small town of 4,743 people in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. It's about 5 miles from Lake Charles, LA and 131 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 $166k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,743people
$166kTypical home
$1,049/moRent
92° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
242Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,743
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,240 people per sq mi
- 131 mi to Houston, TX
- 5 mi to Lake Charles, LA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,047/mo)
- Median rent $1,049/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 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
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (419 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,822 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to LCH airport
- 126 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Calcasieu Parish: R+40 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk