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West Monroe is a big small town of 12,729 people in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana. It's about 4 miles from Monroe, LA and 219 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $826 a month.
12,729people
$192kTypical home
$826/moRent
94° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,729
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,586 people per sq mi
- 219 mi to Memphis, TN
- 4 mi to Monroe, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,213/mo)
- Median rent $826/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (116 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1034 per 100k)
- High property crime (5,041 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to MLU airport
- 207 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 98 ft
- 185 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 79 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 107 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ouachita Parish: R+28 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk