Berwick ranks #3 in Louisiana for cheap rent
Berwick 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 3.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every LA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Berwick marked.
Cooler summers than 95% of Louisiana
Not better or worse, just Berwick’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Berwick lands in the top half on 10 of 20 lists
Each dot is Berwick’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in LA, the right end is last. Areas where Berwick does best come first.
Berwick out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every LA list, and where Berwick 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
#106
Cheapest rent#1 Haynesville · $432/mo
#3
Lowest property tax#1 Opelousas · $199/yr
#72
Rent easiest to afford#1 Elmwood · 24.1%
People
Most educated#1 Elmwood · 60.6%
#42
Youngest#1 Grambling · 21.2
#42
Oldest#1 Greenwood · 53.5
#124
Most residents 65+#1 Greenwood · 28.9%
#130
Most kids#1 Milton · 37.3%
#20 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Winnsboro · 12.8 min
#45 Health
Healthiest#1 Elmwood · 80 / 100
#79
Lowest obesity#1 Central · 31%
#58
Fewest smokers#1 Elmwood · 10%
#90
Most active#1 Youngsville · 19%
#62
E
Fewest uninsured#1 Eden Isle · 5%
#71
W
Lowest depression#1 Woodmere · 22%
#144
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mamou · 0.4 mi
#98 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 New Roads · 7%
#128
Most new homes#1 Maurice · 41.3 per 1,000
#55
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Donaldsonville · +44.5%
#91
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Jena · 22.9 per home
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Lutcher · 34.8%
#89
Most trails#1 Donaldsonville · 2.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Kaplan · 169 / sq mi
#127 Climate
G Mildest winters#1 Galliano · 46.2° #14
Hottest summers#1 Shreveport · 93.5°
#151
Coolest summers#1 Franklin · 90.0°
#9
Longest growing season#1 Marrero · 330 days
Wettest#1 Franklinton · 66 in
#116 Safety
Safest#1 Lake Arthur · 6.4
The number on the right is Berwick’s spot. All of Louisiana’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
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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.