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Glenmora is a small town of 1,284 people in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. It's about 23 miles from Alexandria, LA and 186 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $680 a month.
1,284people
$104kTypical home
$680/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,284
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 742 people per sq mi
- 186 mi to Houston, TX
- 23 mi to Alexandria, LA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$654/mo)
- Median rent $680/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1114 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,890 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 30% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to AEX airport
- 154 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 138 ft
- 87 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rapides Parish: R+37 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
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk