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Ball is a small town of 3,869 people in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. It's about 9 miles from Alexandria, LA and 210 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,869people
$176kTypical home
$1,337/moRent
93° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
242Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,869
- Part of a metro area
- About 487 people per sq mi
- 210 mi to Houston, TX
- 9 mi to Alexandria, LA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,109/mo)
- Median rent $1,337/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 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
- High violent crime (1114 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,890 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 40% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to AEX airport
- 161 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 197 ft
- 112 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 71 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rapides Parish: R+37 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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