Living in Eastwood, LA
Eastwood is a small town of 4,440 people in Bossier Parish, Louisiana. It's about 15 miles from Shreveport, LA and 187 miles from Dallas, 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 $258k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,440people
$258kTypical home
$1,096/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,440
- Part of a metro area
- About 699 people per sq mi
- 187 mi to Dallas, TX
- 15 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $258k (≈$1,628/mo)
- Median rent $1,096/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (452 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,903 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to SHV airport
- 192 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 77 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 272 ft
- 178 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 212 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bossier Parish: R+43 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
- 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.