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Marksville is a small town of 4,905 people in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. It's about 27 miles from Alexandria, LA and 219 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 $152k and rent runs about $670 a month.
4,905people
$152kTypical home
$670/moRent
93° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
242Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,905
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,019 people per sq mi
- 219 mi to Houston, TX
- 27 mi to Alexandria, LA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$958/mo)
- Median rent $670/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 77 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
- High violent crime (998 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,928 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to AEX airport
- 133 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 98 ft
- 89 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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