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Calvin is a tiny town of 169 people in Winn Parish, Louisiana. It's about 50 miles from Alexandria, LA and 216 miles from Houston, 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 $86k and rent runs about $774 a month.
169people
$86kTypical home
$774/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
242Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 169
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 74 people per sq mi
- 216 mi to Houston, TX
- 50 mi to Alexandria, LA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$543/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (624 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,247 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to AEX airport
- 202 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 187 ft
- 149 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 36 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winn Parish: R+54 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
- Very 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.