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Richmond is a tiny town of 447 people in Madison Parish, Louisiana. It's about 53 miles from Monroe, LA and 200 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $129k and rent runs about $733 a month.
447people
$129kTypical home
$733/moRent
94° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 447
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 269 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Memphis, TN
- 53 mi to Monroe, LA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $129k (≈$812/mo)
- Median rent $733/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (487 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (361 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 66
- 20% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to MLU airport
- 174 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 89 ft
- 149 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 121 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison Parish: D+6 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.