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Bonita is a tiny town of 164 people in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. It's about 36 miles from Monroe, LA and 180 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $685 a month.
164people
$119kTypical home
$685/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 164
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 122 people per sq mi
- 180 mi to Memphis, TN
- 36 mi to Monroe, LA
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$749/mo)
- Median rent $685/mo
- Median household income $26k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 92 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
- Above-average violent crime (635 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,493 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 26% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MLU airport
- 176 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 125 ft
- 195 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 105 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.