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St. Joseph is a tiny town of 603 people in Tensas Parish, Louisiana. It's about 64 miles from Monroe, LA and 232 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 59°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $59k and rent runs about $733 a month.
603people
$59kTypical home
$733/moRent
93° / 59°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 603
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 678 people per sq mi
- 232 mi to Memphis, TN
- 64 mi to Monroe, LA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $59k (≈$373/mo)
- Median rent $733/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 113 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
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (483 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (508 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 18% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to MLU airport
- 145 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 82 ft
- 122 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 104 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 55 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tensas Parish: R+4 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
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk