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Mer Rouge is a tiny town of 437 people in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana. It's about 24 miles from Monroe, LA and 192 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 $92k and rent runs about $775 a month.
437people
$92kTypical home
$775/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 437
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 373 people per sq mi
- 192 mi to Memphis, TN
- 24 mi to Monroe, LA
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$583/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (635 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,493 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 25% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to MLU airport
- 188 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 115 ft
- 189 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 67 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 99 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Morehouse Parish: R+19 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.