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Castor is a tiny town of 325 people in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. It's about 39 miles from Shreveport, LA and 213 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 $95k and rent runs about $521 a month.
325people
$95kTypical home
$521/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 325
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 273 people per sq mi
- 213 mi to Dallas, TX
- 39 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $95k (≈$597/mo)
- Median rent $521/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 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 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to SHV airport
- 203 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 101 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 60% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 233 ft
- 161 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 32 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.