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Natchitoches is a small city of 17,577 people in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. It's about 48 miles from Alexandria, LA and 191 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $802 a month.
17,577people
$193kTypical home
$802/moRent
95° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,577
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 759 people per sq mi
- 191 mi to Houston, TX
- 48 mi to Alexandria, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,218/mo)
- Median rent $802/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (831 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,980 per 100k)
People
- Median age 27
- 25% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 23% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to AEX airport
- 180 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 112 ft
- 128 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 59 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Natchitoches Parish: R+22 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