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Louisiana is a small town of 3,228 people in Pike County, Missouri. It's about 71 miles from St. Louis, MO. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $72k and rent runs about $645 a month.
3,228people
$72kTypical home
$645/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
10"Snow
238Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,228
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,030 people per sq mi
- 71 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 71 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $72k (≈$455/mo)
- Median rent $645/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (95 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (64 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (421 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to UIN airport
- 61 mi to STL (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 515 ft
- 625 mi to the ocean
- 225 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 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
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Missouri districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pike County: R+58 in 2024
- Missouri: R+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk