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Timberlane vs Baker

83 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+79% in Timberlane) and street grid (2.8× in Timberlane).

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Timberlane, LAAn outdoors townLouisiana · 10,886 people
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Baker, LAOne of the healthiest townsLouisiana · 12,253 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.

TimberlaneAn outdoors town
Outdoors#16 most walkable in LA0.5 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Health84% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates SchoolsBetter than 64%of LA districts All about Timberlane →
BakerOne of the healthiest towns
Health94% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#43 most conserved land in LA0.2 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves Housing$187K typical home14% below the LA typical home All about Baker →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Property tax bill+79%
Tax bills are bigger in Timberlane
Timberlane $1,261Baker $703
Street grid2.8×
Timberlane has the more walkable street grid
Timberlane 118Baker 41.4
Home values+40%
Homes cost more in Timberlane
Timberlane $221,000Baker $157,900
Trails2.5×
Timberlane has more miles of trail
Timberlane 0.5 miBaker 0.2 mi
Growth since 2010+11.6 pts
Timberlane has grown faster since 2010
Timberlane +1.2%Baker -10.4%
Jobs per worker+56%
Timberlane is more of a job hub
Timberlane 0.75Baker 0.48
★ What stands out · Report cards

Timberlane places higher on 12 of 19 LA lists

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.

Safety
–TimberlaneNot graded CBakerSafer than 27% of U.S. towns
Schools
BTimberlaneBetter than 64% of districts in the state C−BakerBetter than 16% of districts in the state
Health
C−TimberlaneHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns DBakerHealthier than 6% of U.S. towns
12Timberlane
6Baker

Lists won, of 19 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 163 towns #16#110 Fastest growingGrowth · 163 towns #57#137 Cheapest rentCost of living · 161 towns #150#85 Most affordableCost of living · 163 towns #117#57 Lowest property taxCost of living · 159 towns #122#70 Best schoolsSchools · 153 towns #88#137 Fewest smokersHealth · 163 towns #33#72 HealthiestHealth · 163 towns #57#92

Left end = #1 in Louisiana. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Timberlane’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $220 more a month in Timberlane

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.

Timberlane$1,260/mo
Typical home $221K (Census) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $1,443/mo · Housing →
Baker$1,050/mo
Typical home $187K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.45% · or rent about $993/mo · Housing →

The difference: $220 a month, about $2,600 a year, between Timberlane and Baker.

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
TimberlaneBaker
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)97th86th
Outdoors & history
TimberlaneBaker
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land2.3%1.8%
National Register places—5
Archive photos—10
Famous people born here—8
Community
TimberlaneBaker
Library hours a week—66 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

83 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TimberlaneLABakerLA
Timberlane ↔ Baker83 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.

TimberlaneBaker
People
Population 10,886Lowest 12,253Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.2%Highest LA: +2.7% -10.4%Lowest LA: +2.7%
Median age 32.2±2.1Lowest 15% below LA 33.5±3Highest 12% below LA
Baker and Timberlane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.7%±4.4Highest LA: 23.5% 26.3%±4.6Lowest LA: 23.5%
Timberlane and Baker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 10.6%±1.3Lowest LA: 16.7% 11.3%±2Highest LA: 16.7%
Baker and Timberlane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 23.4%Highest LA: 27% 20.6%Lowest LA: 27%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.4%±2.6Highest LA: 5.8% 4.8%±1.9Lowest LA: 5.8%
Timberlane and Baker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,901±$10kHighest 8% above LA $54,750±$12kLowest 10% below LA
Timberlane and Baker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $221,000±$7kHighest about the LA average $157,900±$10kLowest 27% below LA
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,443±$208Highest 36% above LA $993±$301Lowest 7% below LA
Timberlane and Baker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,261Highest 7% above LA $703Lowest 40% below LA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 74.1%±20.5Highest LA: 54.8% 47.4%±16.9Lowest LA: 54.8%
Timberlane and Baker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 25.1%Lowest LA: 18.9% 29.8%Highest LA: 18.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.6%Highest LA: 67.4% 69.9%Lowest LA: 67.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 5 yrs older than LA 1979Highest 4 yrs older than LA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 9% below LA 24 minHighest 5% below LA
Work from home 2.9%±1.9Lowest LA: 8.1% 3.8%±2Highest LA: 8.1%
Baker and Timberlane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 2.3%Lowest 3.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.3 miLowest 11.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.75Highest 0.48Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town New Orleans (31%)Baton Rouge (39%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BakerFew work in Timberlane
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.3%Highest 1.8%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miHighest 0.2 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 miHighest 0.0 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 118Highest 41.4Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #88 of 153 in LA#137 of 153 in LA
School district Jefferson ParishCity of Baker School District · GEO Prep Baker
High school in town None in townBaker High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 18.0
Louisiana average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
Deciding?

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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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