Perry, Louisiana

Community in Vermilion Parish · population 1,171 (2020 Census)

Median home: $181,500
Household income: $81,982
Jan low / Jul high: 41° / 90°
Snow a year: 0 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 37
Median age: 32.0

Perry is a community of 1,171 people in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana. The median home is worth $181,500, above the typical Louisiana town ($166,450). It ranks more walkable than 76% of Louisiana towns, better for first-time buyers than 71% of Louisiana towns.

How Perry ranks

Percentile among Louisiana towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Louisiana towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Perry is worth $181,500, above the typical Louisiana town ($166,450). Homes cost about 2.2 times the median household income of $81,982, which is more affordable than 85% of Louisiana towns. 93.5% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Louisiana towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Perry	Typical Louisiana town
Median home value	$181,500	$166,450
Median rent	—	$887
Median household income	$81,982	$52,134
Home value ÷ income	2.2×	3.0×
Homeownership	93.5%	70.4%
Median year built	1980	1979
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.0%	—

Who lives in Perry

People	Perry	Typical Louisiana town
Median age	32.0	38.4
Age 65 and over	14.7%	17.0%
Under 18	32.4%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.1%	15.8%
Below the poverty line	9.5%	20.4%
Veterans	6.9%	—
Born outside the U.S.	1.9%	—
Work from home	0.8%	4.7%
Average commute	41.6 min	25.8 min
Homes with broadband	88.6%	84.6%

Weather in Perry

July highs average 89.5°F and January lows 40.8°F. About 64.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 0.0 inches of snow (typical Louisiana town: 0.0 in). Expect about 73 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 10 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Leland Bowman Lock station (12.0 mi away); snow from Abbeville (2.4 mi).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

37 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Perry since 1950, compared with 27 for the typical Louisiana town. 5 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F3, struck on January 31, 1983 about 8.4 miles from the town center and killed 1. Tornadoes within 10 miles have caused 3 deaths and 76 injuries since 1950. The most recent was on June 10, 2025.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 17 times; the largest was 4.25 inches on April 7, 2003.

Severe weather in Vermilion Parish since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Vermilion Parish, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 1 deaths recorded.

Vermilion Parish has been included in 46 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for flood, other, hurricane.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
January 24, 2026	Winter Storm	EM-3638: Severe Winter Storm
September 10, 2024	Hurricane	EM-3614: Tropical Storm Francine
September 13, 2021	Coastal Storm	EM-3574: Tropical Storm Nicholas
August 29, 2021	Hurricane	DR-4611: Hurricane Ida
August 27, 2021	Hurricane	EM-3568: Tropical Storm Ida

Jobs and pay in Vermilion Parish

Vermilion Parish had 12,560 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $48,191 a year. Unemployment was 3.6% in 2023; in Perry itself the ACS puts it at 1.3%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Towns near Perry

Abbeville, LA
2.2 mi · 11,186 people · home $97,300
Erath, LA
6.9 mi · 2,028 people · home $107,800
Kaplan, LA
8.6 mi · 4,352 people · home $156,200
Delcambre, LA
9.7 mi · 1,793 people · home $128,000
Maurice, LA
10.6 mi · 2,118 people · home $241,000
Milton, LA
12.2 mi · 2,590 people · home $264,800
Youngsville, LA
13.6 mi · 15,929 people · home $287,700
Broussard, LA
17.3 mi · 13,417 people · home $310,200

Perry questions

Is Perry, Louisiana a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Perry scores better for retirees than 67% of Louisiana towns and quieter than 63%. 14.7% of residents are 65 or older (median age 32.0).

How much does a house cost in Perry?

The median owner-occupied home in Perry is valued at $181,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $81,982, so homes cost about 2.2 times income. Median rent is — a month.

What is the weather like in Perry?

July highs average 89.5°F and January lows 40.8°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 64.1 inches of precipitation a year and 0.0 inches of snow.

Does Perry get tornadoes?

37 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Perry since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F3 on January 31, 1983. The typical Louisiana town has had 27.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Perry's Census boundary (GEOID 2259795). Comparisons use the median of Louisiana towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.