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Ventress is a small town of 1,166 people in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. It's about 24 miles from Baton Rouge, LA and 244 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $302k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,166people
$302kTypical home
$1,190/moRent
92° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,166
- Part of a metro area
- About 575 people per sq mi
- 244 mi to Houston, TX
- 24 mi to Baton Rouge, LA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $302k (≈$1,906/mo)
- Median rent $1,190/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to BTR airport
- 84 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 52 ft
- 64 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 112 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pointe Coupee Parish: R+28 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk