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Franklinton is a small town of 3,602 people in Washington Parish, Louisiana. It's about 30 miles from Hammond, LA and 269 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $189k and rent runs about $808 a month.
3,602people
$189kTypical home
$808/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
249Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,602
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 824 people per sq mi
- 269 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 30 mi to Hammond, LA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $189k (≈$1,189/mo)
- Median rent $808/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (474 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,305 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to MSY airport
- 59 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 190 ft
- 32 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington Parish: R+40 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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