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Mansura is a small town of 1,263 people in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. It's about 29 miles from Alexandria, LA and 218 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $583 a month.
1,263people
$120kTypical home
$583/moRent
93° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
242Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,263
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 443 people per sq mi
- 218 mi to Houston, TX
- 29 mi to Alexandria, LA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$756/mo)
- Median rent $583/mo
- Median household income $22k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 24.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 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
- About average violent crime (316 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (972 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to AEX airport
- 130 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 89 ft
- 85 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 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
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Avoyelles Parish: R+43 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very 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.