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Urania is a small town of 1,240 people in LaSalle Parish, Louisiana. It's about 41 miles from Alexandria, LA and 233 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $950 a month.
1,240people
$94kTypical home
$950/moRent
92° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
242Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,240
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 904 people per sq mi
- 233 mi to Houston, TX
- 41 mi to Alexandria, LA
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$595/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 37
- 28% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to AEX airport
- 176 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 108 ft
- 142 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 48 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 44 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- LaSalle Parish: R+83 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.