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Colfax is a small town of 1,240 people in Grant Parish, Louisiana. It's about 21 miles from Alexandria, LA and 200 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $73k and rent runs about $499 a month.
1,240people
$73kTypical home
$499/moRent
90° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
242Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,240
- Part of a metro area
- About 832 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Houston, TX
- 21 mi to Alexandria, LA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $73k (≈$463/mo)
- Median rent $499/mo
- Median household income $26k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 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
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to AEX airport
- 179 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 102 ft
- 124 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 56 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 70 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant Parish: R+77 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk