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Country around Belcher is a rural area of about 335 people in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 19 miles from Shreveport, LA and 169 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $1k a month.
335people
$188kTypical home
$1,109/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 335 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Dallas, TX
- 19 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,182/mo)
- Median rent $1,109/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1127 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,506 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to SHV airport
- 174 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 180 ft
- 190 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 159 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Caddo Parish: D+5 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk