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Red Chute is a big small town of 6,526 people in Bossier Parish, Louisiana. It's about 13 miles from Shreveport, LA and 184 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,526people
$219kTypical home
$2,095/moRent
94° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,526
- Part of a metro area
- About 708 people per sq mi
- 184 mi to Dallas, TX
- 13 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,382/mo)
- Median rent $2,095/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 248 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 117 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
- 9 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 36
- 35% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SHV airport
- 189 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 233 ft
- 179 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 212 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 59 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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