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Zachary is a small city of 19,952 people in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. It's about 16 miles from Baton Rouge, LA and 259 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $259k and rent runs about $2k a month.
19,952people
$259kTypical home
$1,527/moRent
92° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
253Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,952
- Part of a metro area
- About 743 people per sq mi
- 259 mi to Houston, TX
- 16 mi to Baton Rouge, LA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $259k (≈$1,634/mo)
- Median rent $1,527/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 62°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
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (294 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,898 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to BTR airport
- 71 mi to MSY (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 118 ft
- 55 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 388 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 59 bars within 25 mi
- 136 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
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