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Grambling is a big small town of 5,287 people in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. It's about 37 miles from Monroe, LA and 237 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $182k and rent runs about $709 a month.
5,287people
$182kTypical home
$709/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,287
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 890 people per sq mi
- 237 mi to Dallas, TX
- 37 mi to Monroe, LA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $182k (≈$1,146/mo)
- Median rent $709/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 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
Safety
- Low violent crime (286 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,500 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 21
- 27% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 37% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to MLU airport
- 227 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 46% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 305 ft
- 187 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 30 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Lincoln Parish: R+26 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.