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%

Morganza$660/mo

Typical home $122K (Census) · tax rate 0.20% · or rent about $906/mo · Housing →

Sun$1,180/mo

Typical home $175K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $883/mo · Housing →

The difference: $520 a month, about $6,200 a year, between Sun and Morganza.

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.

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

MorganzaSun

Snow a year0″0″

January low42°F 39°F

July high92°F 92°F

Growing season (days)292d 265d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)36th 95th

Outdoors & history

MorganzaSun

Trails2 mi —

Conserved land0%—

Settled1908 —

Archive photos—1

Community

MorganzaSun

Library hours a week40 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.

Where they are

100 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MorganzaLA SunLA

Morganza ↔ Sun100 miles apart

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

MorganzaSun

People

Population 600Highest 381Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -13.9% LA: +2.7% —

Median age 43.7±25.4Lowest 15% above LA 45±13.2Highest 18% above LA

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

Kids under 18 11.2%±8Lowest LA: 23.5% 12.1%±6.7Highest LA: 23.5%

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

Age 65+ 28.7%±3.6Lowest LA: 16.7% 28.9%±17.7Highest LA: 16.7%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.7%Lowest LA: 27% 17.5%Highest LA: 27%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 10.7%±13.9Highest LA: 5.8% 3.7%±3.8Lowest LA: 5.8%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $44,402±$19k 27% below LA —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $121,600±$67kLowest 44% below LA $160,700±$59kHighest 26% below LA

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $906±$517Highest 15% below LA $883±$78Lowest 17% below LA

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $247 79% below LA —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest LA: 54.8% 80%±100Highest LA: 54.8%

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

Below poverty line 35.3%Highest LA: 18.9% 11.6%Lowest LA: 18.9%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 90.3%Highest LA: 67.4% 84.9%Lowest LA: 67.4%

Typical home builtmedian year 1971Lowest 12 yrs older than LA 1991Highest 8 yrs newer than LA

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minLowest 6% below LA 38 minHighest 49% above LA

Work from home 3.1%±3.4Lowest LA: 8.1% 13.7%±9.1Highest LA: 8.1%

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

Work in townworking residents 0% 0%

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 31.8 miHighest 25.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05 0.05

Top workplaceoutside town Baton Rouge (16%)Covington (15%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SunFew work in Morganza

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 0.1%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 1.9 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.4 miHighest 0.0 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 34.9Highest 26.1Lowest

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

Deciding?

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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.

Morganza neighborsTown Square →

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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.

Morganza vs Sun

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $520 more a month in Sun

What daily life feels like in each

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