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Sun vs Morganza

100 miles apart. The biggest differences: average commute (14 min in Morganza) and typical home built (20 yrs in Morganza).

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Sun, LAHomes around $175KLouisiana · 381 people
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Morganza, LAA small town of 600Louisiana · 600 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.

MorganzaA small town of 600
Quiet strengthsMorganza doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Morganza →
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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $520 more a month in Sun

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.

Sun$1,180/mo
Typical home $175K (Zillow) · tax rate est. 1.8% · or rent about $883/mo · Housing →
Morganza$660/mo
Typical home $122K (Census) · tax rate 0.20% · or rent about $906/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
SunMorganza
Snow a year0″0″
January low39°F42°F
July high92°F92°F
Growing season (days)265d292d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)95th36th
Outdoors & history
SunMorganza
Trails—2 mi
Conserved land—0%
Settled—1908
Archive photos1—
Community
SunMorganza
Library hours a week—40 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

Sun ↔ Morganza100 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.

SunMorganza
People
Population 381Lowest 600Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -13.9% LA: +2.7%
Median age 45±13.2Highest 18% above LA 43.7±25.4Lowest 15% 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 12.1%±6.7Highest LA: 23.5% 11.2%±8Lowest 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+ 28.9%±17.7Highest LA: 16.7% 28.7%±3.6Lowest 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+ 17.5%Highest LA: 27% 16.7%Lowest LA: 27%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±3.8Lowest LA: 5.8% 10.7%±13.9Highest 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 $160,700±$59kHighest 26% below LA $121,600±$67kLowest 44% 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 $883±$78Lowest 17% below LA $906±$517Highest 15% 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 80%±100Highest LA: 54.8% 0%±100Lowest 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 11.6%Lowest LA: 18.9% 35.3%Highest LA: 18.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 84.9%Lowest LA: 67.4% 90.3%Highest LA: 67.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1991Highest 8 yrs newer than LA 1971Lowest 12 yrs older than LA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 38 minHighest 49% above LA 24 minLowest 6% below LA
Work from home 13.7%±9.1Highest LA: 8.1% 3.1%±3.4Lowest 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 25.8 miLowest 31.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.05 0.05
Top workplaceoutside town Covington (15%)Baton Rouge (16%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in MorganzaFew work in Sun
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 1.9 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 1.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 26.1Lowest 34.9Highest
Louisiana average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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