Brusly makes Louisiana’s top 10 on 6 lists
Brusly is ranked on 32 lists against the 163 Louisiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 6 and the top quarter on 8.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every LA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Brusly marked.
More year-round than 98% of Louisiana
Not better or worse, just Brusly’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for fewest smokers
Lists where Brusly sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Brusly lands in the top half on 14 of 21 lists
Each dot is Brusly’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in LA, the right end is last. Areas where Brusly does best come first.
Every LA list, and where Brusly lands
36 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Health
Healthiest#1 Elmwood · 80 / 100
#9
Lowest obesity#1 Central · 31%
#17
Fewest smokers#1 Elmwood · 10%
#4
Most active#1 Youngsville · 19%
#8
E
Fewest uninsured#1 Eden Isle · 5%
#3
W
Lowest depression#1 Woodmere · 22%
#46
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mamou · 0.4 mi
#60 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 New Roads · 7%
#160
Most new homes#1 Maurice · 41.3 per 1,000
#23
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Donaldsonville · +44.5%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Jena · 22.9 per home
People
Most educated#1 Elmwood · 60.6%
#48
Youngest#1 Grambling · 21.2
#50
Oldest#1 Greenwood · 53.5
#116
Most residents 65+#1 Greenwood · 28.9%
#71
Most kids#1 Milton · 37.3%
#17 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Lutcher · 34.8%
#79
Most trails#1 Donaldsonville · 2.4 mi / sq mi
#4
Most walkable#1 Kaplan · 169 / sq mi
#109 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Winnsboro · 12.8 min
#94 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Richwood · 0.9 yrs
#141
Cheapest rent#1 Haynesville · $432/mo
#151
Lowest property tax#1 Opelousas · $199/yr
#140
Rent easiest to afford#1 Elmwood · 24.1%
Climate
G Mildest winters#1 Galliano · 46.2° #87
Hottest summers#1 Shreveport · 93.5°
#81
Coolest summers#1 Franklin · 90.0°
#102
Longest growing season#1 Marrero · 330 days
#89
Wettest#1 Franklinton · 66 in
#77 Safety
Safest#1 Lake Arthur · 6.4
The number on the right is Brusly’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.