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Country around Marion is a rural area of about 3,151 people in Union Parish, Louisiana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 28 miles from Monroe, LA and 200 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $800 a month.
3,151people
$87kTypical home
$800/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,151 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Memphis, TN
- 28 mi to Monroe, LA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$549/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 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
- Above-average violent crime (607 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,252 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MLU airport
- 196 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 174 ft
- 211 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 77 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union Parish: R+57 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.