Area data
Monroe, LA — ZIP 71209
Population: 1,264 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 368.9 (+2.6% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 88.2 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 12.6¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $17.40/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, heatWave, lightning, strongWind, tornado
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 57.3 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 41
- Days with Good air quality
- 292
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Poverty Point National Monument (40 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) (3 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 18
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.8 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 18
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 59,162
- Average weekly wage
- $919
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 139
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