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Living in Pineville, LA

Pineville is a big small town of 14,160 people in Rapides Parish, Louisiana. It's about 5 miles from Alexandria, LA and 207 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $202k and rent runs about $910 a month.

14,160people
$202kTypical home
$910/moRent
92° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
242Sunny days
94Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Big small town of 14,160
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 1,123 people per sq mi
  • 207 mi to Houston, TX
  • 5 mi to Alexandria, LA
  • Has its own stores and services

Money

  • Typical home $202k (≈$1,271/mo)
  • Median rent $910/mo
  • Median household income $50k
  • Property tax about 0.4% of value
  • 3.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 92°F
  • Winter highs around 59°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
  • 94 days a year with rain or snow
  • Basically no snow
  • Snow days are rare
  • 6 days a year over 100°F
  • Rarely drops below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • High violent crime (1114 per 100k), county-wide
  • Above-average property crime (2,890 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 36
  • 32% of households have kids
  • 17% are 65 or older
  • 26% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 9% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 19 min
  • 3% walk or take transit to work
  • 8 mi to AEX airport
  • 158 mi to MSY (major hub)
  • 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 63% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1977
  • 86% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 161 ft
  • 107 mi to the ocean
  • 69 mi to a big lake
  • 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 16 mi to the nearest campground
  • 3 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 59 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 10 bars within 25 mi
  • 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 13 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 43 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 23% of Louisiana districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 48 mi to the nearest vet
  • 66 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 10 congregations per 10k people
  • 2 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Rapides Parish: R+37 in 2024
  • Louisiana: R+22 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Moderate hurricane risk
  • High tornado risk
  • Low wildfire risk
  • Very low earthquake risk
  • Low flood risk
  • Low drought risk
  • Very low winter storm risk
  • High heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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