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Banks Springs is a small town of 1,406 people in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. It's about 31 miles from Monroe, LA and 242 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $593 a month.
1,406people
$87kTypical home
$593/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,406
- Part of a metro area
- About 448 people per sq mi
- 242 mi to Memphis, TN
- 31 mi to Monroe, LA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$549/mo)
- Median rent $593/mo
- Median household income $26k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 30
- 40% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 7% 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
- 30 mi to MLU airport
- 180 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 62% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 220 ft
- 155 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Caldwell Parish: R+73 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.