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Winnfield is a small town of 4,021 people in Winn Parish, Louisiana. It's about 45 miles from Alexandria, LA and 220 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $783 a month.
4,021people
$81kTypical home
$783/moRent
93° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
242Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,021
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,104 people per sq mi
- 220 mi to Houston, TX
- 45 mi to Alexandria, LA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$508/mo)
- Median rent $783/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (109 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- High violent crime (1304 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,961 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 35% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to AEX airport
- 194 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 148 ft
- 150 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Winn Parish: R+54 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.