Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Walnut Creek Baptist Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. Simsboro has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Simsboro beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 248 in 1890, 803 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1982 and 4 maps from 1950 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Simsboro, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Simsboro.
Simsboro’s typical journey to work stands at 33 minutes. Its median household income stands at $32,000, below both Louisiana’s towns ($56,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000); by contrast, in Simsboro, 30% of residents live below the poverty line. Half commute less than 11 miles.
| Simsboro | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 30% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $32,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 9.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The largest public high school is Simsboro High School, with 532 students. Public schools: the Lincoln Parish school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simsboro High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 532 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts
For households in Simsboro, the share who live in a home they own is 55%. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 2.9%. Its typical rent stands at $934 a month, where Louisiana’s towns sit at $990 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month.
| Simsboro | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 55% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $934 a month | $990 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 35° and snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Simsboro, the FEMA risk score is 38 of 100. Expected losses in Simsboro break down as 32% from inland flooding and 24% from tornadoes. Also worth knowing: households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2026.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Among adults in Simsboro, 21% report frequent mental distress. 46% of Simsboro adults have obesity.
| Simsboro | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 43% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 19% |
| 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% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.7 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Regan Madden Park, at 20 acres. In Simsboro, the concentration of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Regan Madden Park | — | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Simsboro. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MountainDriskill Mountain
39 mi Ancient siteWatson Brake
38 mi GardenBiedenharn Museum and Gardens
8 mi GardenLouisiana Tech University Arboretum
9 mi TheatreDixie Center for the ArtsDriskill Mountain: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Watson Brake: Herb Roe, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Biedenharn Museum and Gardens: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Louisiana Tech University Arboretum: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dixie Center for the Arts: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Simsboro
About 2 of every 100 Simsboro residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
Where Simsboro’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
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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Simsboro has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
