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Sterlington is a small town of 2,229 people in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. It's about 12 miles from Monroe, LA and 206 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 56°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,229people
$228kTypical home
$1,078/moRent
92° / 56°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,229
- Part of a metro area
- About 787 people per sq mi
- 206 mi to Memphis, TN
- 12 mi to Monroe, LA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,440/mo)
- Median rent $1,078/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Steamy 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
- 101 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
- High violent crime (865 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,185 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MLU airport
- 202 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 85 ft
- 192 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 80 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ouachita Parish: R+28 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk