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Vidalia is a small town of 3,928 people in Concordia Parish, Louisiana. It's about 64 miles from Alexandria, LA and 259 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,928people
$153kTypical home
$1,127/moRent
90° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,928
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,514 people per sq mi
- 259 mi to Memphis, TN
- 64 mi to Alexandria, LA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$962/mo)
- Median rent $1,127/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 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
Safety
- About average violent crime (396 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,958 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 38% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to AEX airport
- 129 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 66 ft
- 109 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 53 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Concordia Parish: R+29 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate 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