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Winnsboro is a small town of 4,725 people in Franklin Parish, Louisiana. It's about 32 miles from Monroe, LA and 227 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $731 a month.
4,725people
$92kTypical home
$731/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,725
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,182 people per sq mi
- 227 mi to Memphis, TN
- 32 mi to Monroe, LA
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$581/mo)
- Median rent $731/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 253 sunny days a year (121 totally clear)
- 112 cloudy days a year
- 38 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (340 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (541 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 43% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MLU airport
- 173 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 85 ft
- 151 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 86 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin Parish: R+49 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk