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Oakdale is a big small town of 6,546 people in Allen Parish, Louisiana. It's about 35 miles from Alexandria, LA and 178 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $873 a month.
6,546people
$99kTypical home
$873/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,546
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,261 people per sq mi
- 178 mi to Houston, TX
- 35 mi to Alexandria, LA
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$622/mo)
- Median rent $873/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (113 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 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
Safety
- Very low violent crime (44 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to AEX airport
- 153 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 52 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 131 ft
- 78 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Allen Parish: R+61 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk