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Baskin is a tiny town of 143 people in Franklin Parish, Louisiana. It's about 26 miles from Monroe, LA and 222 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $850 a month.
143people
$121kTypical home
$850/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 143
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 107 people per sq mi
- 222 mi to Memphis, TN
- 26 mi to Monroe, LA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$764/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (340 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (541 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to MLU airport
- 179 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 91 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 89 ft
- 158 mi to the ocean
- 121 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 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
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin Parish: R+49 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
- Low drought risk
- Very 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.