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Darrow is a tiny town of 183 people in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. It's about 24 miles from Baton Rouge, LA and 265 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $280k and rent runs about $1k a month.
183people
$280kTypical home
$1,318/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
249Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 183
- Part of a metro area
- About 884 people per sq mi
- 265 mi to Houston, TX
- 24 mi to Baton Rouge, LA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $280k (≈$1,763/mo)
- Median rent $1,318/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 74°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (269 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,528 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to BTR airport
- 44 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 24 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 359 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 64 bars within 25 mi
- 133 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 6% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ascension Parish: R+34 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.