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Lake Providence is a small town of 3,349 people in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana. It's about 56 miles from Monroe, LA and 174 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $108k and rent runs about $606 a month.
3,349people
$108kTypical home
$606/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
1"Snow
253Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,349
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 932 people per sq mi
- 174 mi to Memphis, TN
- 56 mi to Monroe, LA
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $108k (≈$681/mo)
- Median rent $606/mo
- Median household income $28k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (891 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (622 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 40% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to GLH airport
- 169 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 125 ft
- 176 mi to the ocean
- 168 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 121 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- East Carroll Parish: D+18 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.