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Living in Westminster, LA

Westminster is a small town of 2,559 people in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. It's about 3 miles from Baton Rouge, LA and 261 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 $266k and rent runs about $1k a month.

2,559people
$266kTypical home
$1,482/moRent
91° / 61°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
117Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 2,559
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 2,497 people per sq mi
  • 261 mi to Houston, TX
  • 3 mi to Baton Rouge, LA
  • 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $266k (≈$1,678/mo)
  • Median rent $1,482/mo
  • Median household income $70k
  • Property tax about 0.6% of value
  • 1.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 91°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
  • 117 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

  • Very low violent crime (123 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (1,095 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 42
  • 20% of households have kids
  • 20% are 65 or older
  • 54% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 13% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 24 min
  • 3% walk or take transit to work
  • 9 mi to BTR airport
  • 57 mi to MSY (major hub)
  • 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 76% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1974
  • 95% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 69 ft
  • 42 mi to the ocean
  • 32 mi to a big lake
  • 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 25 mi to the nearest campground
  • 15 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 428 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 74 bars within 25 mi
  • 159 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 32 museums within 25 mi
  • 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 4 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 39% of Louisiana districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • Vet in town
  • 2 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 6 congregations per 10k people
  • College in town

Politics

  • East Baton Rouge Parish: D+11 in 2024
  • Louisiana: R+22 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • High hurricane risk
  • High tornado risk
  • Very low wildfire risk
  • Very low earthquake risk
  • Moderate flood risk
  • Low drought risk
  • Very low winter storm risk
  • High heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

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