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Cotton Valley is a tiny town of 701 people in Webster Parish, Louisiana. It's about 32 miles from Shreveport, LA and 194 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $69k and rent runs about $725 a month.
701people
$69kTypical home
$725/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
248Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 701
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 266 people per sq mi
- 194 mi to Dallas, TX
- 32 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $69k (≈$433/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 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
- About average violent crime (352 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,097 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to SHV airport
- 199 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 236 ft
- 197 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Webster Parish: R+37 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
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk