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Central is a small city of 29,783 people in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. It's about 10 miles from Baton Rouge, LA and 265 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $289k and rent runs about $1k a month.
29,783people
$289kTypical home
$1,309/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 29,783
- Part of a metro area
- About 478 people per sq mi
- 265 mi to Houston, TX
- 10 mi to Baton Rouge, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $289k (≈$1,821/mo)
- Median rent $1,309/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (14 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (127 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to BTR airport
- 60 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 79 ft
- 44 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 420 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 71 bars within 25 mi
- 159 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- East Baton Rouge Parish: D+11 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk