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Boyce is a small town of 1,037 people in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. It's about 14 miles from Alexandria, LA and 196 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $620 a month.
1,037people
$86kTypical home
$620/moRent
89° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
242Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,037
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,049 people per sq mi
- 196 mi to Houston, TX
- 14 mi to Alexandria, LA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$542/mo)
- Median rent $620/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1114 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,890 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 27
- 31% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to AEX airport
- 172 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 98 ft
- 115 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 73 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rapides Parish: R+37 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk