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Youngsville is a small city of 17,427 people in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. It's about 8 miles from Lafayette, LA and 204 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $288k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,427people
$288kTypical home
$1,168/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,427
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,389 people per sq mi
- 204 mi to Houston, TX
- 8 mi to Lafayette, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $288k (≈$1,814/mo)
- Median rent $1,168/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 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
- Above-average violent crime (700 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,269 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 46% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to LFT airport
- 104 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2011
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 46 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 309 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 96 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lafayette Parish: R+31 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High 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.