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Grayson is a tiny town of 613 people in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana. It's about 33 miles from Monroe, LA and 245 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $915 a month.
613people
$127kTypical home
$915/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 613
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 482 people per sq mi
- 245 mi to Memphis, TN
- 33 mi to Monroe, LA
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$799/mo)
- Median rent $915/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 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 32
- 39% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to MLU airport
- 179 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 164 ft
- 153 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Caldwell Parish: R+73 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
- Moderate 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.