Covington makes Louisiana’s top 10 on 4 lists
Covington is ranked on 34 lists against the 163 Louisiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 4 and the top quarter on 13.
The lists Covington does best on
Each list ranks every LA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Covington marked.
1 spot from the top 10 for working from home
Lists where Covington sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Covington lands in the top half on 17 of 22 lists
Each dot is Covington’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in LA, the right end is last. Areas where Covington does best come first.
Faster-rising prices than 89% of Louisiana
Not better or worse, just Covington’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every LA list, and where Covington lands
36 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
People
Most educated#1 Elmwood · 60.6%
#12
Youngest#1 Grambling · 21.2
#102
Oldest#1 Greenwood · 53.5
#63
Most residents 65+#1 Greenwood · 28.9%
#43
Most kids#1 Milton · 37.3%
#88 Health
Healthiest#1 Elmwood · 80 / 100
#43
Lowest obesity#1 Central · 31%
#33
Fewest smokers#1 Elmwood · 10%
#33
Most active#1 Youngsville · 19%
#30
E
Fewest uninsured#1 Eden Isle · 5%
#29
W
Lowest depression#1 Woodmere · 22%
#46
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mamou · 0.4 mi
#6 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Lutcher · 34.8%
#49
Most trails#1 Donaldsonville · 2.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Kaplan · 169 / sq mi
#26 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 New Roads · 7%
#98
Most new homes#1 Maurice · 41.3 per 1,000
#32
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Donaldsonville · +44.5%
#13
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Jena · 22.9 per home
#7 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Richwood · 0.9 yrs
#153
Cheapest rent#1 Haynesville · $432/mo
#147
Lowest property tax#1 Opelousas · $199/yr
#149
Rent easiest to afford#1 Elmwood · 24.1%
#6 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Winnsboro · 12.8 min
#125 
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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.