A town of 851. Public schools that outperform most of Louisiana.
The 2 things Simsboro does most differently from other towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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Ordered by what stands out in Simsboro. Another town gets a different order.
The public schools Simsboro’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 86% of Louisiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simsboro High School | PK–12 | 532 | B+ |
Most working residents leave Simsboro for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Ruston (29%), Arcadia (8%) and Shreveport (8%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
The typical Simsboro home is worth about $163,000, up 3.2% in a year, 25% below the Louisiana typical home.
Simsboro has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 35°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 38% of U.S. communities.
Simsboro beats the Louisiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.
| What stands out | Simsboro | LA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.5% | 18.1% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 15.4% | 12.4% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 14% | 11.3% |
0.7 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Regan Madden Park | — | 20 |
Where Simsboro’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
10 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
Village in Louisiana, United States
Simsboro is a village in western Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Simsboro had a population of 803. It is part of the Ruston Micropolitan Statistical Area. Two 20th-century lawmakers who were natives of Simsboro are interred at Simsboro Cemetery: State Representatives L.D. "Buddy" Napper, who served from 1952 to 1964, and practiced law for a half-century in Ruston, and Ragan Madden, who left the House in 1949 to become the five-term district attorney of the 3rd Judicial District. A 19th Century lawmaker who lived in Simsboro was Representative George M. Lomax, who in 1894 introduced the enabling legislation, Act 68, to establish the future Louisiana Tech Univ…
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