Benton ranks #11 in Louisiana for public schools
Benton is ranked on 30 lists against the 163 Louisiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
More year-round than 99% of Louisiana
Not better or worse, just Benton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Benton does best on
Each list ranks every LA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Benton marked.
Benton lands in the top half on 10 of 19 lists
Each dot is Benton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in LA, the right end is last. Areas where Benton does best come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for public schools
Lists where Benton sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Benton lands in every LA ranking
36 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Winnsboro · 12.8 min
#40 
Health
Healthiest#1 Elmwood · 80 / 100
#86
Lowest obesity#1 Central · 31%
#86
Fewest smokers#1 Elmwood · 10%
#72
Most active#1 Youngsville · 19%
#91
E
Fewest uninsured#1 Eden Isle · 5%
#45
W
Lowest depression#1 Woodmere · 22%
#76
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mamou · 0.4 mi
#99 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Richwood · 0.9 yrs
#98
Cheapest rent#1 Haynesville · $432/mo
#56
Lowest property tax#1 Opelousas · $199/yr
#106
Rent easiest to afford#1 Elmwood · 24.1%
People
Most educated#1 Elmwood · 60.6%
#80
Youngest#1 Grambling · 21.2
#57
Oldest#1 Greenwood · 53.5
#108
Most residents 65+#1 Greenwood · 28.9%
#123
Most kids#1 Milton · 37.3%
#54 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Lutcher · 34.8%
#103
Most trails#1 Donaldsonville · 2.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Kaplan · 169 / sq mi
#95 
Climate
G Mildest winters#1 Galliano · 46.2° #141
Hottest summers#1 Shreveport · 93.5°
#5
Coolest summers#1 Franklin · 90.0°
#159
Longest growing season#1 Marrero · 330 days
#132
Wettest#1 Franklinton · 66 in
#155 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 New Roads · 7%
#162
Most new homes#1 Maurice · 41.3 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Donaldsonville · +44.5%
#43
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Jena · 22.9 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Lake Arthur · 6.4
The number on the right is Benton’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.