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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, LA Homes around $175K Louisiana · 381 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.
Morganza A small town of 600
Quiet strengths Morganza doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors 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.
Down payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate %
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.
Outdoors & history
Sun Morganza
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 ↔ Morganza 100 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.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Sun Morganza
People
Population
381 Lowest
600 Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
— -13.9%
LA: +2.7%
Median age
45 ±13.2 Highest
18% above LA
43.7 ±25.4 Lowest
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% ±6.7 Highest
LA: 23.5%
11.2% ±8 Lowest
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% ±17.7 Highest
LA: 16.7%
28.7% ±3.6 Lowest
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% ±3.8 Lowest
LA: 5.8%
10.7% ±13.9 Highest
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 ±$59k Highest
26% below LA
$121,600 ±$67k Lowest
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 ±$78 Lowest
17% below LA
$906 ±$517 Highest
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% ±100 Highest
LA: 54.8%
0% ±100 Lowest
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
1991 Highest
8 yrs newer than LA
1971 Lowest
12 yrs older than LA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
38 min Highest
49% above LA
24 min Lowest
6% below LA
Work from home
13.7% ±9.1 Highest
LA: 8.1%
3.1% ±3.4 Lowest
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 mi Lowest
31.8 mi Highest
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 Morganza Few work in Sun
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town
0.1% Highest
0% Lowest
Trailsmapped miles
0.0 mi Lowest
1.9 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.0 mi Lowest
1.4 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0
0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
26.1 Lowest
34.9 Highest
Louisiana average“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
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Towns like Sun 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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