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Walker vs Timberlane

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

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Walker, LAKnown for its schoolsLouisiana · 6,390 people
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Timberlane, LAAn outdoors townLouisiana · 10,886 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.

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 →
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 →
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.

Walker$1,420/mo
Typical home $255K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.38% · or rent about $1,028/mo · Housing →
Timberlane$1,260/mo
Typical home $221K (Census) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $1,443/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
AWalkerBetter than 90% of districts in the state BTimberlaneBetter than 64% of districts in the state
Health
CWalkerHealthier than 34% of U.S. towns C−TimberlaneHealthier than 16% of U.S. towns
11Walker
7Timberlane

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

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

Left end = #1 in Louisiana. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Walker’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
WalkerTimberlane
Snow a year0″0″
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)96th97th
Outdoors & history
WalkerTimberlane
Trails2 mi1 mi
Conserved land1.3%2.3%
National Register places1—
Archive photos7—
Famous people born here5—
Community
WalkerTimberlane
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.

WalkerLATimberlaneLA
Walker ↔ Timberlane65 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.

WalkerTimberlane
People
Population 6,390Lowest 10,886Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +3.8%Highest LA: +2.7% +1.2%Lowest LA: +2.7%
Median age 30.9±9.1Lowest 19% below LA 32.2±2.1Highest 15% 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 26.7%±6.6Lowest LA: 23.5% 30.7%±4.4Highest 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+ 16.2%±5Highest LA: 16.7% 10.6%±1.3Lowest 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+ 17.3%Lowest LA: 27% 23.4%Highest LA: 27%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 2.8%±2.1Lowest LA: 5.8% 8.4%±2.6Highest LA: 5.8%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $80,707±$22kHighest 33% above LA $65,901±$10kLowest 8% 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 $227,800±$31kHighest 5% above LA $221,000±$7kLowest about the LA average
Walker and Timberlane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,028±$372Lowest 3% below LA $1,443±$208Highest 36% above LA
Timberlane and Walker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $859Lowest 27% below LA $1,261Highest 7% above LA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.5%±25.8Lowest LA: 54.8% 74.1%±20.5Highest 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 12.5%Lowest LA: 18.9% 25.1%Highest LA: 18.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70.1%Lowest LA: 67.4% 72.6%Highest LA: 67.4%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Highest 15 yrs newer than LA 1978Lowest 5 yrs older than LA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 26 minHighest about the LA average 23 minLowest 9% below LA
Work from home 8.6%±4.2Highest LA: 8.1% 2.9%±1.9Lowest 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 5.8%Highest 2.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miHighest 6.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.04Highest 0.75Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Baton Rouge (25%)New Orleans (31%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in TimberlaneFew work in Walker
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.3%Lowest 2.3%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.7 miHighest 0.5 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.3 mi 0.3 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 33.9Lowest 118Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #29 of 153 in LA#88 of 153 in LA
School district Livingston ParishJefferson Parish
High school in town Walker High SchoolNone in town
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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