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Wisner is a tiny town of 965 people in Franklin Parish, Louisiana. It's about 45 miles from Monroe, LA and 237 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 $103k and rent runs about $751 a month.
965people
$103kTypical home
$751/moRent
94° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 965
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,212 people per sq mi
- 237 mi to Memphis, TN
- 45 mi to Monroe, LA
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $103k (≈$651/mo)
- Median rent $751/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (117 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 9 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 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to MLU airport
- 160 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 85 ft
- 139 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 86 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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