Kaplan is #1 in Louisiana for walkable streets
Kaplan 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 5.
Kaplan is on Louisiana’s podium 2 times
Each list ranks every LA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Kaplan marked.
Kaplan lands in the top half on 8 of 20 lists
Each dot is Kaplan’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in LA, the right end is last. Areas where Kaplan does best come first.
More year-round than 81% of Louisiana
Not better or worse, just Kaplan’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for low property taxes
Lists where Kaplan sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every LA list, and where Kaplan lands
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
#54
Cheapest rent#1 Haynesville · $432/mo
#40
Lowest property tax#1 Opelousas · $199/yr
#11
Rent easiest to afford#1 Elmwood · 24.1%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Lutcher · 34.8%
#61
Most trails#1 Donaldsonville · 2.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Kaplan · 169 / sq mi
#1 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Winnsboro · 12.8 min
#43 
Health
Healthiest#1 Elmwood · 80 / 100
#137
Lowest obesity#1 Central · 31%
#109
Fewest smokers#1 Elmwood · 10%
#140
Most active#1 Youngsville · 19%
#117
E
Fewest uninsured#1 Eden Isle · 5%
#99
W
Lowest depression#1 Woodmere · 22%
#144
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mamou · 0.4 mi
#140 
People
Most educated#1 Elmwood · 60.6%
#148
Youngest#1 Grambling · 21.2
#105
Oldest#1 Greenwood · 53.5
#61
Most residents 65+#1 Greenwood · 28.9%
#87
Most kids#1 Milton · 37.3%
#52 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 New Roads · 7%
#133
Most new homes#1 Maurice · 41.3 per 1,000
#85
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Donaldsonville · +44.5%
#75
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Jena · 22.9 per home
Climate
G Mildest winters#1 Galliano · 46.2° #53
Hottest summers#1 Shreveport · 93.5°
#129
Coolest summers#1 Franklin · 90.0°
#39
Longest growing season#1 Marrero · 330 days
#54
Wettest#1 Franklinton · 66 in
#64 Safety
Safest#1 Lake Arthur · 6.4
The number on the right is Kaplan’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.