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Athens is a tiny town of 358 people in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. It's about 46 miles from Shreveport, LA and 218 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $674 a month.
358people
$83kTypical home
$674/moRent
92° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
248Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 358
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 102 people per sq mi
- 218 mi to Dallas, TX
- 46 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$524/mo)
- Median rent $674/mo
- Median household income $24k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (296 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (405 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to ELD airport
- 222 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 43% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 384 ft
- 190 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Claiborne Parish: R+22 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.