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Country around Newellton is a rural area of about 1,458 people in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 53 miles from Monroe, LA and 220 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $547 a month.
1,458people
$82kTypical home
$547/moRent
93° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,458 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 220 mi to Memphis, TN
- 53 mi to Monroe, LA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$515/mo)
- Median rent $547/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (483 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (508 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 18% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to MLU airport
- 159 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 82 ft
- 135 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 108 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tensas Parish: R+4 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
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk