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Country around Chatham is a rural area of about 1,559 people in Jackson Parish, Louisiana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 28 miles from Monroe, LA and 243 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 $86k and rent runs about $734 a month.
1,559people
$86kTypical home
$734/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,559 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 243 mi to Memphis, TN
- 28 mi to Monroe, LA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$543/mo)
- Median rent $734/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 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
People
- Median age 49
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MLU airport
- 202 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 66% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 289 ft
- 169 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 45 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 18 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson Parish: R+48 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