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Port Allen is a small town of 4,942 people in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. It's about 4 miles from Baton Rouge, LA and 254 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $958 a month.
4,942people
$181kTypical home
$958/moRent
91° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,942
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,743 people per sq mi
- 254 mi to Houston, TX
- 4 mi to Baton Rouge, LA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,143/mo)
- Median rent $958/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1235 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,437 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to BTR airport
- 64 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- 50 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 438 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 74 bars within 25 mi
- 162 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- West Baton Rouge Parish: R+12 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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