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Plain Dealing is a tiny town of 929 people in Bossier Parish, Louisiana. It's about 31 miles from Shreveport, LA and 178 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $487 a month.
929people
$140kTypical home
$487/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
248Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 929
- Part of a metro area
- About 588 people per sq mi
- 178 mi to Dallas, TX
- 31 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$885/mo)
- Median rent $487/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 117 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (452 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,903 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 25% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to SHV airport
- 183 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 272 ft
- 202 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bossier Parish: R+43 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