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Cullen vs Springhill

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (14× in Springhill) and growth since 2010 (+29.5 pts in Springhill).

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Cullen, LAA small town of 758Louisiana · 758 people

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Springhill, LAHomes around $82KLouisiana · 4,599 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

CullenA small town of 758

Quiet strengthsCullen doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Cullen →

SpringhillHomes around $82K

Housing$82K typical home62% below the LA typical home Health100% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates

Outdoors#47 most conserved land in LA0.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves All about Springhill →

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker14×

Springhill is more of a job hub

Springhill 0.84Cullen 0.06

Growth since 2010+29.5 pts

Springhill has grown faster since 2010

Springhill -8.9%Cullen -38.4%

Springhill is the bigger place

Springhill 4,599Cullen 758

Work in town+19.9 pts

More of Springhill’s workers stay in town

Springhill 19.9%Cullen 0%

Street grid+77%

Cullen has the more walkable street grid

Cullen 93.1Springhill 52.5

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Cullen$470/mo

Typical home $69K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $698/mo · Housing →

Springhill$440/mo

Typical home $82K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.20% · or rent about $764/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Where they are

Cullen and Springhill share a border

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

CullenSpringhill

Cullen ↔ Springhill2.5 miles apart · They share a border

Who commutes between them

25 Cullen residents work in Springhill (14.4% of its workers)

Work & commute in Cullen →

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Louisiana ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

–CullenNot graded BSpringhillBetter than 62% of districts in the state

Health

–CullenNot graded D−SpringhillHealthier than under 1% of U.S. towns

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

CullenSpringhill

Snow a year0″0″

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th 53rd

Outdoors & history

CullenSpringhill

Trails0 mi 0 mi

Conserved land3%1.7%

Settled—1818

Archive photos2 —

Famous people born here2 —

Community

CullenSpringhill

Library hours a week—62 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Louisiana average

CullenSpringhill

People

Population 758Lowest 4,599Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -38.4%Lowest LA: +2.7% -8.9%Highest LA: +2.7%

Median age 42.2±14.2Lowest 11% above LA 46.1±4.9Highest 21% above LA

Springhill and Cullen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 24.4%±8.6Highest LA: 23.5% 20.8%±5.7Lowest LA: 23.5%

Cullen and Springhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 19.7%±1.9Lowest LA: 16.7% 21.4%±5.2Highest LA: 16.7%

Springhill and Cullen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 3.6%Lowest LA: 27% 9.7%Highest LA: 27%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 11.1%±13.8Highest LA: 5.8% 2.2%±1.7Lowest LA: 5.8%

Cullen and Springhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $21,607±$11kLowest 64% below LA $37,250±$11kHighest 39% below LA

Springhill and Cullen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $69,400±$19kLowest 68% below LA $97,500±$17kHighest 55% below LA

Springhill and Cullen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $698±$126Lowest 34% below LA $764±$100Highest 28% below LA

Springhill and Cullen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly — $199 83% below LA

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 60.7%±26.5Highest LA: 54.8% 58.2%±16.1Lowest LA: 54.8%

Cullen and Springhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 51.3%Highest LA: 18.9% 22.4%Lowest LA: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 53.4%Lowest LA: 67.4% 54.3%Highest LA: 67.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1972Highest 11 yrs older than LA 1963Lowest 20 yrs older than LA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minHighest 5% below LA 20 minLowest 21% below LA

Work from home 12.4%±12.5Highest LA: 8.1% 6.1%±4Lowest LA: 8.1%

Cullen and Springhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 19.9%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 26.3 miLowest 29.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.06Lowest 0.84Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Springhill (14%)Minden (12%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others 14% work in SpringhillFew work in Cullen

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3%Highest 1.7%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 93.1Highest 52.5Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#126 of 153 in LA

School district —Webster Parish

High school in town —North Webster High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 14.5

Louisiana average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.