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Florien is a tiny town of 714 people in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. It's about 59 miles from Alexandria, LA and 163 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $635 a month.
714people
$121kTypical home
$635/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 714
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 320 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Houston, TX
- 59 mi to Alexandria, LA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$766/mo)
- Median rent $635/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 31
- 37% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to AEX airport
- 151 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 302 ft
- 104 mi to the ocean
- 8 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 16 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 69 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sabine Parish: R+70 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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