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Olla is a small town of 1,179 people in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana. It's about 44 miles from Alexandria, LA and 237 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $422 a month.
1,179people
$119kTypical home
$422/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
242Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,179
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 300 people per sq mi
- 237 mi to Houston, TX
- 44 mi to Alexandria, LA
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$752/mo)
- Median rent $422/mo
- Median household income $30k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°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
- 99 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
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to AEX airport
- 176 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 151 ft
- 144 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 41 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 41 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