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Bastrop is a big small town of 9,232 people in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. It's about 20 miles from Monroe, LA and 196 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $839 a month.
9,232people
$88kTypical home
$839/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,232
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,079 people per sq mi
- 196 mi to Memphis, TN
- 20 mi to Monroe, LA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$554/mo)
- Median rent $839/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 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
- High violent crime (1261 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,972 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 37% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MLU airport
- 192 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 69% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 144 ft
- 192 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morehouse Parish: R+19 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
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk