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Country around Mer Rouge is a rural area of about 1,171 people in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 29 miles from Monroe, LA and 189 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $585 a month.
1,171people
$93kTypical home
$585/moRent
91° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,171 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 189 mi to Memphis, TN
- 29 mi to Monroe, LA
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$583/mo)
- Median rent $585/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (635 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,493 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 17% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to MLU airport
- 185 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 105 ft
- 187 mi to the ocean
- 141 mi to a big lake
- 64 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 105 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morehouse Parish: R+19 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.