Living in Farmerville, LA
Farmerville is a small town of 3,407 people in Union Parish, Louisiana. It's about 26 miles from Monroe, LA and 213 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $765 a month.
3,407people
$105kTypical home
$765/moRent
92° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,407
- Part of a metro area
- About 589 people per sq mi
- 213 mi to Memphis, TN
- 26 mi to Monroe, LA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$661/mo)
- Median rent $765/mo
- Median household income $26k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (675 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,503 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MLU airport
- 209 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 62% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 171 ft
- 205 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 78 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 91 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 29 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union Parish: R+57 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