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Bienville is a tiny town of 134 people in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. It's about 48 miles from Shreveport, LA and 223 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $100k and rent runs about $638 a month.
134people
$100kTypical home
$638/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 134
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 223 mi to Dallas, TX
- 48 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $100k (≈$627/mo)
- Median rent $638/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy 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
- 85 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
- Very low violent crime (135 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (593 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to SHV airport
- 216 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 64% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 240 ft
- 171 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 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
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bienville Parish: R+18 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very 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.