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Timberlane vs Walker

65 miles apart. The biggest differences: street grid (3.5× in Timberlane) and trails (3.4× in Walker).

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Timberlane, LAAn outdoors townLouisiana · 10,886 people
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Walker, LAKnown for its schoolsLouisiana · 6,390 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 →
WalkerKnown for its schools
Schools#29 for schools in LAof 153 towns Health66% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#59 most conserved land in LA1.7 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Walker →
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 grid3.5×
Timberlane has the more walkable street grid
Timberlane 118Walker 33.9
Trails3.4×
Walker has more miles of trail
Walker 1.7 miTimberlane 0.5 mi
Property tax bill+47%
Tax bills are bigger in Timberlane
Timberlane $1,261Walker $859
Typical home built20 yrs
Timberlane’s homes are older
Walker 1998Timberlane 1978
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $150 more a month in Walker

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 →
Walker$1,420/mo
Typical home $255K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.38% · or rent about $1,028/mo · Housing →

The difference: $150 a month, about $1,800 a year, between Walker and Timberlane.

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

Walker places higher on 11 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.

Schools
BTimberlaneBetter than 64% of districts in the state AWalkerBetter than 90% of districts in the state
Health
C−TimberlaneHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns CWalkerHealthier than 34% of U.S. towns
7Timberlane
11Walker

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

Lowest depressionHealth · 163 towns #18#128 Most walkableOutdoors · 163 towns #16#125 Most remote workersWork · 158 towns #126#41 Highest graduation rateSchools · 161 towns #132#47 Best schoolsSchools · 153 towns #88#29 Cheapest rentCost of living · 161 towns #150#92 Lowest obesityHealth · 163 towns #71#24 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 163 towns #71#29

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

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
TimberlaneWalker
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)97th96th
Outdoors & history
TimberlaneWalker
Trails1 mi2 mi
Conserved land2.3%1.3%
National Register places—1
Archive photos—7
Famous people born here—5
Community
TimberlaneWalker
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

65 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

TimberlaneLAWalkerLA
Timberlane ↔ Walker65 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.

TimberlaneWalker
People
Population 10,886Highest 6,390Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +1.2%Lowest LA: +2.7% +3.8%Highest LA: +2.7%
Median age 32.2±2.1Highest 15% below LA 30.9±9.1Lowest 19% below LA
Timberlane and Walker 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% 26.7%±6.6Lowest LA: 23.5%
Timberlane and Walker 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% 16.2%±5Highest LA: 16.7%
Walker 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% 17.3%Lowest LA: 27%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 8.4%±2.6Highest LA: 5.8% 2.8%±2.1Lowest LA: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $65,901±$10kLowest 8% above LA $80,707±$22kHighest 33% above LA
Walker and Timberlane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $221,000±$7kLowest about the LA average $227,800±$31kHighest 5% above LA
Walker and Timberlane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,443±$208Highest 36% above LA $1,028±$372Lowest 3% below LA
Timberlane and Walker 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 $859Lowest 27% below LA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 74.1%±20.5Highest LA: 54.8% 41.5%±25.8Lowest LA: 54.8%
Timberlane and Walker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 25.1%Highest LA: 18.9% 12.5%Lowest LA: 18.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 72.6%Highest LA: 67.4% 70.1%Lowest LA: 67.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1978Lowest 5 yrs older than LA 1998Highest 15 yrs newer than LA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 9% below LA 26 minHighest about the LA average
Work from home 2.9%±1.9Lowest LA: 8.1% 8.6%±4.2Highest LA: 8.1%
Walker 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 5.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.3 miLowest 15.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.75Lowest 1.04Highest
Top workplaceoutside town New Orleans (31%)Baton Rouge (25%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in WalkerFew work in Timberlane
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.3%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 1.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 118Highest 33.9Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #88 of 153 in LA#29 of 153 in LA
School district Jefferson ParishLivingston Parish
High school in town None in townWalker High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 17.2
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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