DeRidder makes Louisiana’s top 10 on 2 lists
DeRidder is ranked on 34 lists against the 163 Louisiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 3.
The lists DeRidder does best on
Each list ranks every LA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with DeRidder marked.
DeRidder lands in the top half on 17 of 22 lists
Each dot is DeRidder’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in LA, the right end is last. Areas where DeRidder does best come first.
Hotter summers than 75% of Louisiana
Not better or worse, just DeRidder’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for affordable rent
Lists where DeRidder sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where DeRidder 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
#56
Cheapest rent#1 Haynesville · $432/mo
#77
Lowest property tax#1 Opelousas · $199/yr
#43
Rent easiest to afford#1 Elmwood · 24.1%
#4 
Health
Healthiest#1 Elmwood · 80 / 100
#67
Lowest obesity#1 Central · 31%
#58
Fewest smokers#1 Elmwood · 10%
#47
Most active#1 Youngsville · 19%
#53
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
#133 
People
Most educated#1 Elmwood · 60.6%
#71
Youngest#1 Grambling · 21.2
#78
Oldest#1 Greenwood · 53.5
#86
Most residents 65+#1 Greenwood · 28.9%
#58
Most kids#1 Milton · 37.3%
#91 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Winnsboro · 12.8 min
#72 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Lutcher · 34.8%
#88
Most trails#1 Donaldsonville · 2.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Kaplan · 169 / sq mi
#72 
The number on the right is DeRidder’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.