Jena makes Louisiana’s top 10 on 2 lists
Jena is ranked on 32 lists against the 163 Louisiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 7.
Fewer homes per newcomer than 100% of Louisiana
Not better or worse, just Jena’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Jena does best on
Each list ranks every LA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Jena marked.
1 spot from the top 10 for low obesity
Lists where Jena sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Jena lands in the top half on 14 of 21 lists
Each dot is Jena’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in LA, the right end is last. Areas where Jena does best come first.
Where Jena 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
#20
Lowest obesity#1 Central · 31%
#11
Fewest smokers#1 Elmwood · 10%
#24
Most active#1 Youngsville · 19%
#30
E
Fewest uninsured#1 Eden Isle · 5%
#158
W
Lowest depression#1 Woodmere · 22%
#6
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mamou · 0.4 mi
#159 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Richwood · 0.9 yrs
#46
Cheapest rent#1 Haynesville · $432/mo
#67
Lowest property tax#1 Opelousas · $199/yr
#84
Rent easiest to afford#1 Elmwood · 24.1%
People
Most educated#1 Elmwood · 60.6%
#68
Youngest#1 Grambling · 21.2
#39
Oldest#1 Greenwood · 53.5
#125
Most residents 65+#1 Greenwood · 28.9%
#108
Most kids#1 Milton · 37.3%
#65 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Lutcher · 34.8%
#93
Most trails#1 Donaldsonville · 2.4 mi / sq mi
#27
Most walkable#1 Kaplan · 169 / sq mi
#82 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 New Roads · 7%
#73
Most new homes#1 Maurice · 41.3 per 1,000
#71
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Donaldsonville · +44.5%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Jena · 22.9 per home
#1 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Winnsboro · 12.8 min
#161 Climate
G Mildest winters#1 Galliano · 46.2° #123
Hottest summers#1 Shreveport · 93.5°
#41
Coolest summers#1 Franklin · 90.0°
#117
Longest growing season#1 Marrero · 330 days
#138
Wettest#1 Franklinton · 66 in
#121 Safety
Safest#1 Lake Arthur · 6.4
The number on the right is Jena’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.