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Columbia is a tiny town of 345 people in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. It's about 29 miles from Monroe, LA and 241 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 $124k and rent runs about $872 a month.
345people
$124kTypical home
$872/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 345
- Part of a metro area
- About 452 people per sq mi
- 241 mi to Memphis, TN
- 29 mi to Monroe, LA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$781/mo)
- Median rent $872/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 32
- 32% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MLU airport
- 181 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 92 ft
- 157 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Caldwell Parish: R+73 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk