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Martin is a tiny town of 667 people in Red River Parish, Louisiana. It's about 42 miles from Shreveport, LA and 205 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $729 a month.
667people
$179kTypical home
$729/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
248Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 667
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 58 people per sq mi
- 205 mi to Houston, TX
- 42 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,130/mo)
- Median rent $729/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 48
- 31% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to SHV airport
- 193 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 213 ft
- 150 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Red River Parish: R+27 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.