Arcadia ranks #10 in Louisiana for graduation rate
Arcadia is ranked on 31 lists against the 163 Louisiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 5.
Colder winters than 99% of Louisiana
Not better or worse, just Arcadia’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Arcadia does best on
Each list ranks every LA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Arcadia marked.
Arcadia lands in the top half on 7 of 20 lists
Each dot is Arcadia’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in LA, the right end is last. Areas where Arcadia does best come first.
4 spots from the top 10 for cheap rent
Lists where Arcadia sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every LA list, and where Arcadia lands
36 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Richwood · 0.9 yrs
#16
Cheapest rent#1 Haynesville · $432/mo
#14
Lowest property tax#1 Opelousas · $199/yr
#23
Rent easiest to afford#1 Elmwood · 24.1%
Health
Healthiest#1 Elmwood · 80 / 100
#142
Lowest obesity#1 Central · 31%
#151
Fewest smokers#1 Elmwood · 10%
#133
Most active#1 Youngsville · 19%
#148
E
Fewest uninsured#1 Eden Isle · 5%
#121
W
Lowest depression#1 Woodmere · 22%
#18
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mamou · 0.4 mi
#136 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Winnsboro · 12.8 min
#79 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Lutcher · 34.8%
#102
Most trails#1 Donaldsonville · 2.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Kaplan · 169 / sq mi
#73 
People
Most educated#1 Elmwood · 60.6%
#135
Youngest#1 Grambling · 21.2
#152
Oldest#1 Greenwood · 53.5
#12
Most residents 65+#1 Greenwood · 28.9%
#19
Most kids#1 Milton · 37.3%
#139 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 New Roads · 7%
#157
Most new homes#1 Maurice · 41.3 per 1,000
#91
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Donaldsonville · +44.5%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Jena · 22.9 per home
Climate
G Mildest winters#1 Galliano · 46.2° #157
Hottest summers#1 Shreveport · 93.5°
#43
Coolest summers#1 Franklin · 90.0°
#119
Longest growing season#1 Marrero · 330 days
#139
Wettest#1 Franklinton · 66 in
#128 Safety
Safest#1 Lake Arthur · 6.4
The number on the right is Arcadia’s spot. All of Louisiana’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every LA list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.