Living in Cullen, LA
Cullen is a tiny town of 758 people in Webster Parish, Louisiana. It's about 40 miles from Shreveport, LA and 193 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $69k and rent runs about $698 a month.
758people
$69kTypical home
$698/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 758
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 657 people per sq mi
- 193 mi to Dallas, TX
- 40 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $69k (≈$438/mo)
- Median rent $698/mo
- Median household income $22k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 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
- About average violent crime (352 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,097 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to ELD airport
- 197 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 58% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 256 ft
- 207 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Webster Parish: R+37 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