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Swartz is a small town of 4,110 people in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. It's about 7 miles from Monroe, LA and 210 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,110people
$200kTypical home
$1,150/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,110
- Part of a metro area
- About 505 people per sq mi
- 210 mi to Memphis, TN
- 7 mi to Monroe, LA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,260/mo)
- Median rent $1,150/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 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
- 29% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to MLU airport
- 206 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 118 ft
- 184 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 76 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 110 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
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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