Living in Choudrant, LA
Choudrant is a small town of 1,319 people in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. It's about 26 miles from Monroe, LA and 231 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $314k and rent runs about $943 a month.
1,319people
$314kTypical home
$943/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,319
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 312 people per sq mi
- 231 mi to Memphis, TN
- 26 mi to Monroe, LA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $314k (≈$1,977/mo)
- Median rent $943/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (286 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,500 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 44% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MLU airport
- 221 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 249 ft
- 189 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln Parish: R+26 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- 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.