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Donaldsonville is a big small town of 6,831 people in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. It's about 25 miles from Baton Rouge, LA and 264 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 $186k and rent runs about $827 a month.
6,831people
$186kTypical home
$827/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
249Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,831
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,808 people per sq mi
- 264 mi to Houston, TX
- 25 mi to Baton Rouge, LA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,172/mo)
- Median rent $827/mo
- Median household income $24k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 13.0% 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 29
- 48% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to BTR airport
- 44 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- 34 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 367 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 74 bars within 25 mi
- 135 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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