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Claiborne is a big small town of 13,308 people in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. It's about 7 miles from Monroe, LA and 219 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 $219k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,308people
$219kTypical home
$1,206/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,308
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,337 people per sq mi
- 219 mi to Memphis, TN
- 7 mi to Monroe, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,382/mo)
- Median rent $1,206/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 89 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
- High violent crime (865 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,185 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MLU airport
- 210 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 177 ft
- 188 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 82 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ouachita Parish: R+28 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk