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Addis is a big small town of 7,252 people in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. It's about 9 miles from Baton Rouge, LA and 250 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 $247k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,252people
$247kTypical home
$1,273/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,252
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,725 people per sq mi
- 250 mi to Houston, TX
- 9 mi to Baton Rouge, LA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $247k (≈$1,560/mo)
- Median rent $1,273/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (180 per 100k)
- Low property crime (900 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 29% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to BTR airport
- 65 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2012
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 30 ft
- 49 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 417 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 74 bars within 25 mi
- 155 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- West Baton Rouge Parish: R+12 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk