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Heflin is a tiny town of 139 people in Webster Parish, Louisiana. It's about 30 miles from Shreveport, LA and 205 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 $125k and rent runs about $883 a month.
139people
$125kTypical home
$883/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 139
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 73 people per sq mi
- 205 mi to Dallas, TX
- 30 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$788/mo)
- Median rent $883/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (352 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,097 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to SHV airport
- 210 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 292 ft
- 174 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Webster Parish: R+37 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.