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Pioneer is a tiny town of 487 people in West Carroll Parish, Louisiana. It's about 40 miles from Monroe, LA and 184 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $72k and rent runs about $844 a month.
487people
$72kTypical home
$844/moRent
92° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 487
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 448 people per sq mi
- 184 mi to Memphis, TN
- 40 mi to Monroe, LA
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $72k (≈$454/mo)
- Median rent $844/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (95 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (53 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 41% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to MLU airport
- 180 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 57% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 115 ft
- 177 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 58 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 119 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- West Carroll Parish: R+74 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.