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Walker is a big small town of 6,390 people in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. It's about 16 miles from Baton Rouge, LA and 275 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 61°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,390people
$228kTypical home
$1,028/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
249Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,390
- Part of a metro area
- About 969 people per sq mi
- 275 mi to Houston, TX
- 16 mi to Baton Rouge, LA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,437/mo)
- Median rent $1,028/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 61°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 249 sunny days a year (114 totally clear)
- 116 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (336 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,064 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to BTR airport
- 49 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 72 ft
- 33 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 485 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 83 bars within 25 mi
- 181 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Livingston Parish: R+69 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