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Dodson is a tiny town of 389 people in Winn Parish, Louisiana. It's about 46 miles from Monroe, LA and 226 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $718 a month.
389people
$81kTypical home
$718/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 389
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 155 people per sq mi
- 226 mi to Houston, TX
- 46 mi to Monroe, LA
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$508/mo)
- Median rent $718/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (624 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,247 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to MLU airport
- 202 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 123 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 295 ft
- 159 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winn Parish: R+54 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.