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Bawcomville is a small town of 2,804 people in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. It's about 7 miles from Monroe, LA and 222 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $62k and rent runs about $945 a month.
2,804people
$62kTypical home
$945/moRent
94° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,804
- Part of a metro area
- About 885 people per sq mi
- 222 mi to Memphis, TN
- 7 mi to Monroe, LA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $62k (≈$388/mo)
- Median rent $945/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (865 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,185 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to MLU airport
- 205 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 108 ft
- 183 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 78 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 111 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ouachita Parish: R+28 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.