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Haughton is a small town of 4,485 people in Bossier Parish, Louisiana. It's about 17 miles from Shreveport, LA and 191 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,485people
$234kTypical home
$1,087/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,485
- Part of a metro area
- About 784 people per sq mi
- 191 mi to Dallas, TX
- 17 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,476/mo)
- Median rent $1,087/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (152 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (654 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to SHV airport
- 196 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 266 ft
- 176 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 207 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bossier Parish: R+43 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk