Living in Inniswold, LA
Inniswold is a big small town of 6,357 people in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. It's about 5 miles from Baton Rouge, LA and 262 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $350k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,357people
$350kTypical home
$1,550/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,357
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,839 people per sq mi
- 262 mi to Houston, TX
- 5 mi to Baton Rouge, LA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $350k (≈$2,205/mo)
- Median rent $1,550/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,095 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 41% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to BTR airport
- 56 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 72 ft
- 41 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 428 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 74 bars within 25 mi
- 159 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 32 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- East Baton Rouge Parish: D+11 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk