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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.

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