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Ruston is a small city of 22,284 people in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. It's about 33 miles from Monroe, LA and 235 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $816 a month.
22,284people
$225kTypical home
$816/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,284
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,052 people per sq mi
- 235 mi to Memphis, TN
- 33 mi to Monroe, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,421/mo)
- Median rent $816/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 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
- Low violent crime (286 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,500 per 100k)
People
- Median age 24
- 20% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 31% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MLU airport
- 224 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 318 ft
- 189 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 61 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 15 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln Parish: R+26 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
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk