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Country around Olla is a rural area of about 3,086 people in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 43 miles from Alexandria, LA and 238 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $442 a month.
3,086people
$112kTypical home
$442/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
242Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,086 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 238 mi to Houston, TX
- 43 mi to Alexandria, LA
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$707/mo)
- Median rent $442/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 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
People
- Median age 33
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to AEX airport
- 173 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 141 ft
- 142 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- LaSalle Parish: R+83 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.