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Country around Castor is a rural area of about 1,852 people in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 43 miles from Shreveport, LA and 216 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $114k and rent runs about $606 a month.
1,852people
$114kTypical home
$606/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,852 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 216 mi to Houston, TX
- 43 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $114k (≈$719/mo)
- Median rent $606/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (135 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (593 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 36% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to SHV airport
- 203 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 243 ft
- 160 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bienville Parish: R+18 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- 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.