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Ringgold is a small town of 1,405 people in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. It's about 31 miles from Shreveport, LA and 205 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $465 a month.
1,405people
$93kTypical home
$465/moRent
93° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,405
- Part of a metro area
- About 607 people per sq mi
- 205 mi to Dallas, TX
- 31 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$585/mo)
- Median rent $465/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (135 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (593 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to SHV airport
- 202 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 66% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 282 ft
- 165 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bienville Parish: R+18 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk