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Cheneyville is a tiny town of 559 people in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. It's about 22 miles from Alexandria, LA and 203 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $856 a month.
559people
$181kTypical home
$856/moRent
93° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
242Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 559
- Part of a metro area
- About 550 people per sq mi
- 203 mi to Houston, TX
- 22 mi to Alexandria, LA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,142/mo)
- Median rent $856/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 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 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to AEX airport
- 140 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 85 ft
- 83 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 53 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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
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.