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Zwolle is a small town of 1,796 people in Sabine Parish, Louisiana. It's about 58 miles from Shreveport, LA and 165 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $76k and rent runs about $527 a month.
1,796people
$76kTypical home
$527/moRent
92° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
246Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,796
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 394 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Houston, TX
- 58 mi to Shreveport, LA
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $76k (≈$479/mo)
- Median rent $527/mo
- Median household income $28k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 71°F)
- 246 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 119 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to SHV airport
- 152 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 249 ft
- 115 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Louisiana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sabine Parish: R+70 in 2024
- Louisiana: R+22 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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