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Bernice is a small town of 1,355 people in Union Parish, Louisiana. It's about 40 miles from Monroe, LA and 220 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $80k and rent runs about $695 a month.
1,355people
$80kTypical home
$695/moRent
92° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,355
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 418 people per sq mi
- 220 mi to Memphis, TN
- 40 mi to Monroe, LA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $80k (≈$506/mo)
- Median rent $695/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 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
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (607 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,252 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to ELD airport
- 217 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 60% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 236 ft
- 207 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 65 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union Parish: R+57 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.