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Haynesville is a small town of 2,515 people in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. It's about 51 miles from Shreveport, LA and 211 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $70k and rent runs about $432 a month.
2,515people
$70kTypical home
$432/moRent
92° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
248Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,515
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 521 people per sq mi
- 211 mi to Dallas, TX
- 51 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $70k (≈$444/mo)
- Median rent $432/mo
- Median household income $21k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 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
- Low violent crime (230 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (492 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 6% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to ELD airport
- 215 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 52% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 384 ft
- 210 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Claiborne Parish: R+22 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.