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Delhi is a small town of 2,573 people in Richland Parish, Louisiana. It's about 35 miles from Monroe, LA and 203 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $897 a month.
2,573people
$118kTypical home
$897/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,573
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 896 people per sq mi
- 203 mi to Memphis, TN
- 35 mi to Monroe, LA
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$744/mo)
- Median rent $897/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 41
- 40% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to MLU airport
- 185 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 118 ft
- 161 mi to the ocean
- 140 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 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
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 106 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Richland Parish: R+39 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk