Bunkie ranks #15 in Louisiana for affordability
Bunkie is ranked on 31 lists against the 163 Louisiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 3.
More vacation homes than 95% of Louisiana
Not better or worse, just Bunkie’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Bunkie does best on
Each list ranks every LA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Bunkie marked.
Bunkie lands in the top half on 5 of 20 lists
Each dot is Bunkie’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in LA, the right end is last. Areas where Bunkie does best come first.
Where Bunkie 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.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Richwood · 0.9 yrs
#15
Cheapest rent#1 Haynesville · $432/mo
#44
Lowest property tax#1 Opelousas · $199/yr
#17
Rent easiest to afford#1 Elmwood · 24.1%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Lutcher · 34.8%
#94
Most trails#1 Donaldsonville · 2.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Kaplan · 169 / sq mi
#37 
Health
Healthiest#1 Elmwood · 80 / 100
#160
Lowest obesity#1 Central · 31%
#153
Fewest smokers#1 Elmwood · 10%
#162
Most active#1 Youngsville · 19%
#162
E
Fewest uninsured#1 Eden Isle · 5%
#158
W
Lowest depression#1 Woodmere · 22%
#107
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mamou · 0.4 mi
#93 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Winnsboro · 12.8 min
#118 
People
Most educated#1 Elmwood · 60.6%
#145
Youngest#1 Grambling · 21.2
#121
Oldest#1 Greenwood · 53.5
#45
Most residents 65+#1 Greenwood · 28.9%
#14
Most kids#1 Milton · 37.3%
#24 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 New Roads · 7%
#9
Most new homes#1 Maurice · 41.3 per 1,000
#89
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° #109
Hottest summers#1 Shreveport · 93.5°
#45
Coolest summers#1 Franklin · 90.0°
#115
Longest growing season#1 Marrero · 330 days
#86
Wettest#1 Franklinton · 66 in
#112 Safety
Safest#1 Lake Arthur · 6.4
The number on the right is Bunkie’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.