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Sunset vs Vidalia

88 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (19 min in Vidalia) and home values (+35% in Sunset).

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Sunset, LAHomes around $218KLouisiana · 3,074 people
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Vidalia, LAHomes around $129KLouisiana · 3,928 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

SunsetHomes around $218K
Housing$218K typical home1% above the LA typical home Health94% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 65%of LA districts All about Sunset →
VidaliaHomes around $129K
Housing$129K typical home41% below the LA typical home Health95% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates HistorySettled in 17921 place on the National Register All about Vidalia →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Average commute19 min
Vidalia has the shorter commute
Sunset 33 minVidalia 15 min
Home values+35%
Homes cost more in Sunset
Sunset $206,100Vidalia $152,500
Work from home+10.7 pts
More people work from home in Sunset
Sunset 11.4%Vidalia 0.7%
Rent+31%
Rent runs higher in Vidalia
Vidalia $1,127Sunset $860
Age 65++12.5 pts
Vidalia has more people 65 and up
Vidalia 21.8%Sunset 9.3%
Work in town+18.5 pts
More of Vidalia’s workers stay in town
Vidalia 21.3%Sunset 2.8%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $490 more a month in Sunset

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Sunset$1,190/mo
Typical home $218K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.27% · or rent about $860/mo · Housing →
Vidalia$710/mo
Typical home $129K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.31% · or rent about $1,127/mo · Housing →

The difference: $490 a month, about $5,800 a year, between Sunset and Vidalia.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Vidalia places higher on 10 of 20 LA lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Louisiana ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
–SunsetNot graded C−VidaliaSafer than 15% of U.S. towns
Schools
B+SunsetBetter than 65% of districts in the state BVidaliaBetter than 59% of districts in the state
Health
DSunsetHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns DVidaliaHealthier than 5% of U.S. towns
9Sunset
10Vidalia

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Shortest commuteGetting around · 163 towns #154#3 Most remote workersWork · 158 towns #15#150 Most conserved landOutdoors · 147 towns #145#32 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 163 towns #96#162 Cheapest rentCost of living · 161 towns #52#117 Lowest depressionHealth · 163 towns #46#107 Most walkableOutdoors · 163 towns #93#39 Most affordableCost of living · 163 towns #101#51

Left end = #1 in Louisiana. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Sunset’s rankings →

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
SunsetVidalia
Snow a year0″0″
January low41°F—
July high91°F—
Growing season (days)279d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)71st15th
Outdoors & history
SunsetVidalia
Settled—1792
National Register places21
Archive photos—24
Famous people born here—6
Community
SunsetVidalia
Library hours a week40 hrs45 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

88 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

SunsetLAVidaliaLA
Sunset ↔ Vidalia88 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

SunsetVidalia
People
Population 3,074Lowest 3,928Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +0.4%Highest LA: +2.7% -6.3%Lowest LA: +2.7%
Median age 34.2±3.3Lowest 10% below LA 37.1±5.9Highest about the LA average
Vidalia and Sunset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.6%±7.9Highest LA: 23.5% 27.4%±5.3Lowest LA: 23.5%
Sunset and Vidalia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 9.3%±3Lowest LA: 16.7% 21.8%±5.4Highest LA: 16.7%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.9%Lowest LA: 27% 22.5%Highest LA: 27%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.1%±4.6Highest LA: 5.8% 2.4%±2.4Lowest LA: 5.8%
Sunset and Vidalia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $60,964±$21kHighest about the LA average $48,250±$8kLowest 21% below LA
Sunset and Vidalia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $206,100±$19kHighest 5% below LA $152,500±$19kLowest 30% below LA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $860±$69Lowest 19% below LA $1,127±$74Highest 6% above LA
Property taxmedian, yearly $549Highest 53% below LA $471Lowest 60% below LA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 35.2%±19.6Lowest LA: 54.8% 53%±8.7Highest LA: 54.8%
Vidalia and Sunset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 15.5%Lowest LA: 18.9% 18.7%Highest LA: 18.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 71.3%Lowest LA: 67.4% 72.6%Highest LA: 67.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1986Highest 3 yrs newer than LA 1969Lowest 14 yrs older than LA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minHighest 30% above LA 15 minLowest 44% below LA
Work from home 11.4%±6.5Highest LA: 8.1% 0.7%±1Lowest LA: 8.1%
Work in townworking residents 2.8%Lowest 21.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 16.3 miHighest 4.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.54Lowest 1.11Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Lafayette (24%)Natchez (22%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in VidaliaFew work in Sunset
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 2.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 47.4Lowest 89.7Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #111 of 153 in LA#107 of 153 in LA
School district St. Landry ParishConcordia Parish
High school in town None in townVidalia High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 11.6
Louisiana average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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