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Watson is a small town of 1,357 people in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. It's about 14 miles from Baton Rouge, LA and 271 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 $252k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,357people
$252kTypical home
$1,151/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
249Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,357
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,415 people per sq mi
- 271 mi to Houston, TX
- 14 mi to Baton Rouge, LA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $252k (≈$1,589/mo)
- Median rent $1,151/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 104 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 39
- 38% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BTR airport
- 57 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 92 ft
- 41 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 416 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 71 bars within 25 mi
- 159 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.