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Converse is a tiny town of 455 people in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. It's about 48 miles from Shreveport, LA and 170 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $751 a month.
455people
$82kTypical home
$751/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 455
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 209 people per sq mi
- 170 mi to Houston, TX
- 48 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$517/mo)
- Median rent $751/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 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
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to SHV airport
- 158 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 276 ft
- 124 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sabine Parish: R+70 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.