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Jonesboro is a small town of 4,063 people in Jackson Parish, Louisiana. It's about 42 miles from Monroe, LA and 232 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $80k and rent runs about $705 a month.
4,063people
$80kTypical home
$705/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,063
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 838 people per sq mi
- 232 mi to Houston, TX
- 42 mi to Monroe, LA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $80k (≈$506/mo)
- Median rent $705/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to MLU airport
- 212 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 256 ft
- 168 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 41 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson Parish: R+48 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk