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Rosepine is a small town of 1,702 people in Vernon Parish, Louisiana. It's about 50 miles from Lake Charles, LA and 148 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $173k and rent runs about $763 a month.
1,702people
$173kTypical home
$763/moRent
92° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
242Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,702
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 701 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Houston, TX
- 50 mi to Lake Charles, LA
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $173k (≈$1,088/mo)
- Median rent $763/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 72°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (110 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 37
- 36% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to AEX airport
- 138 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 233 ft
- 71 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 49 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Vernon Parish: R+68 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk