Living in Sibley, LA
Sibley is a small town of 1,376 people in Webster Parish, Louisiana. It's about 29 miles from Shreveport, LA and 203 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $727 a month.
1,376people
$148kTypical home
$727/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
248Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,376
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 354 people per sq mi
- 203 mi to Dallas, TX
- 29 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$935/mo)
- Median rent $727/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°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
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (352 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,097 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 42% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to SHV airport
- 208 mi to DAL (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 62% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 233 ft
- 179 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 131 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 38 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Webster Parish: R+37 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