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Country around Cotton Valley is a rural area of about 1,260 people in Webster Parish, Louisiana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. 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 $97k and rent runs about $725 a month.
1,260people
$97kTypical home
$725/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
248Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,260 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 194 mi to Dallas, TX
- 32 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$614/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 88 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 33
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to SHV airport
- 198 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 266 ft
- 197 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 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
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 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