Living in Dixie Inn, LA
Dixie Inn is a tiny town of 300 people in Webster Parish, Louisiana. It's about 28 miles from Shreveport, LA and 200 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $45k and rent runs about $730 a month.
300people
$45kTypical home
$730/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 300
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 619 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Dallas, TX
- 28 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $45k (≈$284/mo)
- Median rent $730/mo
- Median household income $23k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 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 31
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to SHV airport
- 205 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 56% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 164 ft
- 182 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 134 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 22 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 24 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