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Dry Prong vs Springfield

142 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (+79% in Dry Prong) and average commute (8 min in Dry Prong).

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Dry Prong, LAA small town of 369Louisiana · 369 people
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Springfield, LAKnown for its schoolsLouisiana · 382 people
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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.

Dry ProngA small town of 369
Quiet strengthsDry Prong doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Dry Prong →
SpringfieldKnown for its schools
SchoolsBetter than 90%of LA districts All about Springfield →
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.

Street grid+79%
Dry Prong has the more walkable street grid
Dry Prong 45.9Springfield 25.7
Average commute8 min
Dry Prong has the shorter commute
Springfield 40 minDry Prong 33 min
Jobs per worker+85%
Springfield is more of a job hub
Springfield 0.72Dry Prong 0.39
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

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.

Dry Prong$1,090/mo
Typical home $198K (Census) · tax rate 0.31% · or rent about $1,000/mo · Housing →
Springfield$1,030/mo
Typical home $153K (Census) · tax rate est. 1.8% · Housing →

The difference: $50 a month, about $600 a year, between Dry Prong and Springfield.

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.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Louisiana ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools
–Dry ProngNot graded ASpringfieldBetter than 90% of districts in the state
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
Dry ProngSpringfield
Snow a year1″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)60th97th
Outdoors & history
Dry ProngSpringfield
Settled1945—
National Register places—2
Archive photos14
Community
Dry ProngSpringfield
Library hours a week20 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

142 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Dry ProngLASpringfieldLA
Dry Prong ↔ Springfield142 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.

Dry ProngSpringfield
People
Population 369Lowest 382Highest
Median age 45.9±13.8Highest 21% above LA 41.5±16.5Lowest 9% above LA
Dry Prong and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 16.8%±4.7Lowest LA: 23.5% 24.9%±12.2Highest LA: 23.5%
Springfield and Dry Prong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.5%±7.3Highest LA: 16.7% 11.5%±5.3Lowest LA: 16.7%
Dry Prong and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 18.7%Lowest LA: 27% 26.6%Highest LA: 27%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7%±10.2Lowest LA: 5.8% 11.5%±6.3Highest LA: 5.8%
Springfield and Dry Prong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,625±$10kHighest about the LA average $53,750±$34kLowest 12% below LA
Dry Prong and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $197,500±$39kHighest 9% below LA $153,400±$57kLowest 29% below LA
Dry Prong and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,000±$233 6% below LA —
Property taxmedian, yearly $613 48% below LA —
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest LA: 54.8% 80%±100Highest LA: 54.8%
Springfield and Dry Prong are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 17.6%Lowest LA: 18.9% 25.1%Highest LA: 18.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 87.8%Lowest LA: 67.4% 90.5%Highest LA: 67.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1976Lowest 7 yrs older than LA 1986Highest 3 yrs newer than LA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 33 minLowest 26% above LA 40 minHighest 56% above LA
Work from home 5.4%±6.8Highest LA: 8.1% 2.3%±2.7Lowest LA: 8.1%
Dry Prong and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.1%Highest 2%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 24.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.39Lowest 0.72Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Alexandria (21%)Baton Rouge (12%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in SpringfieldFew work in Dry Prong
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.5%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 45.9Highest 25.7Lowest
Schools
School district —Livingston Parish
High school in town —Springfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 12.5
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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