Jefferson makes Louisiana’s top 10 on 2 lists
Jefferson is ranked on 31 lists against the 163 Louisiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 8.
The lists Jefferson does best on
Each list ranks every LA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Jefferson marked.
Jefferson lands in the top half on 13 of 20 lists
Each dot is Jefferson’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in LA, the right end is last. Areas where Jefferson does best come first.
Older than 93% of Louisiana
Not better or worse, just Jefferson’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for a top hospital nearby
Lists where Jefferson sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Jefferson out-ranks 2 of its 3 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Where Jefferson 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.
Health
Healthiest#1 Elmwood · 80 / 100
#41
Lowest obesity#1 Central · 31%
#58
Fewest smokers#1 Elmwood · 10%
#24
Most active#1 Youngsville · 19%
#40
E
Fewest uninsured#1 Eden Isle · 5%
#45
W
Lowest depression#1 Woodmere · 22%
#18
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mamou · 0.4 mi
#4 People
Most educated#1 Elmwood · 60.6%
#18
Youngest#1 Grambling · 21.2
#151
Oldest#1 Greenwood · 53.5
#13
Most residents 65+#1 Greenwood · 28.9%
#21
Most kids#1 Milton · 37.3%
#151 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Winnsboro · 12.8 min
#31 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Lutcher · 34.8%
#76
Most trails#1 Donaldsonville · 2.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Kaplan · 169 / sq mi
#25 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Richwood · 0.9 yrs
#138
Cheapest rent#1 Haynesville · $432/mo
#108
Lowest property tax#1 Opelousas · $199/yr
#107
Rent easiest to afford#1 Elmwood · 24.1%
#24 Climate
G Mildest winters#1 Galliano · 46.2° #28
Hottest summers#1 Shreveport · 93.5°
#122
Coolest summers#1 Franklin · 90.0°
#32
Longest growing season#1 Marrero · 330 days
Wettest#1 Franklinton · 66 in
#19 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 New Roads · 7%
#61
Most new homes#1 Maurice · 41.3 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Donaldsonville · +44.5%
#86
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Jena · 22.9 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Lake Arthur · 6.4
The number on the right is Jefferson’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.