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Rayville is a small town of 3,261 people in Richland Parish, Louisiana. It's about 19 miles from Monroe, LA and 209 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $907 a month.
3,261people
$99kTypical home
$907/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
253Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,261
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,412 people per sq mi
- 209 mi to Memphis, TN
- 19 mi to Monroe, LA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$625/mo)
- Median rent $907/mo
- Median household income $27k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 88 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
People
- Median age 31
- 46% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to MLU airport
- 193 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 98 ft
- 170 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 61 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 73 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 93 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Richland Parish: R+39 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
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk