Homer makes Louisiana’s top 10 on 2 lists
Homer is ranked on 30 lists against the 163 Louisiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 4.
Colder winters than 100% of Louisiana
Not better or worse, just Homer’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Homer does best on
Each list ranks every LA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Homer marked.
Homer lands in the top half on 6 of 19 lists
Each dot is Homer’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in LA, the right end is last. Areas where Homer does best come first.
Where Homer 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
#9
Cheapest rent#1 Haynesville · $432/mo
#19
Lowest property tax#1 Opelousas · $199/yr
#22
Rent easiest to afford#1 Elmwood · 24.1%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Lutcher · 34.8%
#45
Most trails#1 Donaldsonville · 2.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Kaplan · 169 / sq mi
#86 
Health
Healthiest#1 Elmwood · 80 / 100
#162
Lowest obesity#1 Central · 31%
#161
Fewest smokers#1 Elmwood · 10%
#161
Most active#1 Youngsville · 19%
#161
E
Fewest uninsured#1 Eden Isle · 5%
#149
W
Lowest depression#1 Woodmere · 22%
#76
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mamou · 0.4 mi
#97 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Winnsboro · 12.8 min
#99 People
Most educated#1 Elmwood · 60.6%
#126
Youngest#1 Grambling · 21.2
#16
Oldest#1 Greenwood · 53.5
#148
Most residents 65+#1 Greenwood · 28.9%
#135
Most kids#1 Milton · 37.3%
#16 
Climate
G Mildest winters#1 Galliano · 46.2° #159
Hottest summers#1 Shreveport · 93.5°
#33
Coolest summers#1 Franklin · 90.0°
#132
Longest growing season#1 Marrero · 330 days
#144
Wettest#1 Franklinton · 66 in
#146 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 New Roads · 7%
#156
Most new homes#1 Maurice · 41.3 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Donaldsonville · +44.5%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Jena · 22.9 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Lake Arthur · 6.4
The number on the right is Homer’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.