IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Midway, LA
Midway is a tiny town of 937 people in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana. It's about 33 miles from Alexandria, LA and 233 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $455 a month.
937people
$183kTypical home
$455/moRent
91° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
242Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
Is Midway right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 937
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 309 people per sq mi
- 233 mi to Houston, TX
- 33 mi to Alexandria, LA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,155/mo)
- Median rent $455/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 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
People
- Median age 33
- 16% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to AEX airport
- 161 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 200 ft
- 128 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 55 mi to the nearest vet
- 57 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- LaSalle Parish: R+83 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
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.