Living in Clinton, LA
Clinton is a small town of 1,136 people in East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. It's about 30 miles from Baton Rouge, LA and 271 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $993 a month.
1,136people
$205kTypical home
$993/moRent
90° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,136
- Part of a metro area
- About 415 people per sq mi
- 271 mi to Houston, TX
- 30 mi to Baton Rouge, LA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,291/mo)
- Median rent $993/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (192 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (275 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to BTR airport
- 75 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 249 ft
- 57 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- East Feliciana Parish: R+22 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High 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