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Country around Dodson is a rural area of about 1,868 people in Winn Parish, Louisiana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 46 miles from Monroe, LA and 226 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $840 a month.
1,868people
$109kTypical home
$840/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,868 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 226 mi to Houston, TX
- 46 mi to Monroe, LA
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$684/mo)
- Median rent $840/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (624 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,247 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 44% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 12% 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
- 47 mi to MLU airport
- 202 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 123 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 276 ft
- 159 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winn Parish: R+54 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
- Very 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.