IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Tallulah, LA
Tallulah is a big small town of 5,969 people in Madison Parish, Louisiana. It's about 52 miles from Monroe, LA and 200 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 60°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $650 a month.
5,969people
$79kTypical home
$650/moRent
94° / 60°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
Is Tallulah right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,969
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,145 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Memphis, TN
- 52 mi to Monroe, LA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$500/mo)
- Median rent $650/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 60°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
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (487 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (361 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 28% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to MLU airport
- 176 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 105 ft
- 151 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 33 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 120 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison Parish: D+6 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