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Monroe is a small city of 47,004 people in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. It's part of the Monroe, LA area. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $199k and rent runs about $886 a month.
47,004people
$199kTypical home
$886/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
246Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 47,004
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,581 people per sq mi
- 216 mi to Memphis, TN
- In the Monroe, LA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $199k (≈$1,254/mo)
- Median rent $886/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 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
Safety
- High violent crime (1603 per 100k)
- High property crime (5,087 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to MLU airport
- 205 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 82 ft
- 183 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 76 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Ouachita Parish: R+28 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk