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Arcadia is a small town of 2,635 people in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. It's about 49 miles from Monroe, LA and 224 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $705 a month.
2,635people
$94kTypical home
$705/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,635
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 723 people per sq mi
- 224 mi to Dallas, TX
- 49 mi to Monroe, LA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$591/mo)
- Median rent $705/mo
- Median household income $25k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (135 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (593 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 18% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to ELD airport
- 228 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 63% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 390 ft
- 185 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bienville Parish: R+18 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk