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Homer is a small town of 2,654 people in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. It's about 48 miles from Shreveport, LA and 215 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 $81k and rent runs about $729 a month.
2,654people
$81kTypical home
$729/moRent
92° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
248Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,654
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 570 people per sq mi
- 215 mi to Dallas, TX
- 48 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$509/mo)
- Median rent $729/mo
- Median household income $23k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (296 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (405 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 23% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to ELD airport
- 220 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 50% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 292 ft
- 199 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 27 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