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Rio is a tiny town of 219 people in Washington Parish, Louisiana. It's about 29 miles from Slidell, LA and 267 miles from Birmingham, AL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $774 a month.
219people
$156kTypical home
$774/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
255Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 219
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 193 people per sq mi
- 267 mi to Birmingham, AL
- 29 mi to Slidell, LA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$982/mo)
- Median rent $774/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 255 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 110 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 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 (474 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,305 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 13
- 51% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 54 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to GPT airport
- 53 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 115 ft
- 25 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 198 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 67 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington Parish: R+40 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate 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
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.