How Leesville compares across Louisiana
Leesville is ranked on 34 lists against the 163 Louisiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Shorter growing season than 99% of Louisiana
Not better or worse, just Leesville’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Leesville does best on
Each list ranks every LA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Leesville marked.
Leesville lands in the top half on 10 of 22 lists
Each dot is Leesville’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in LA, the right end is last. Areas where Leesville does best come first.
2 spots from the top 10 for affordable rent
Lists where Leesville sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Leesville 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.
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Winnsboro · 12.8 min
#19 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Richwood · 0.9 yrs
#36
Cheapest rent#1 Haynesville · $432/mo
#64
Lowest property tax#1 Opelousas · $199/yr
#31
Rent easiest to afford#1 Elmwood · 24.1%
#12 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 New Roads · 7%
#65
Most new homes#1 Maurice · 41.3 per 1,000
#38
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Donaldsonville · +44.5%
#11
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Jena · 22.9 per home
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Lutcher · 34.8%
#123
Most trails#1 Donaldsonville · 2.4 mi / sq mi
#24
Most walkable#1 Kaplan · 169 / sq mi
#84 Health
Healthiest#1 Elmwood · 80 / 100
#116
Lowest obesity#1 Central · 31%
#86
Fewest smokers#1 Elmwood · 10%
#116
Most active#1 Youngsville · 19%
#117
E
Fewest uninsured#1 Eden Isle · 5%
#99
W
Lowest depression#1 Woodmere · 22%
#76
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mamou · 0.4 mi
#137 People
Most educated#1 Elmwood · 60.6%
#88
Youngest#1 Grambling · 21.2
#37
Oldest#1 Greenwood · 53.5
#126
Most residents 65+#1 Greenwood · 28.9%
#101
Most kids#1 Milton · 37.3%
#103 
Climate
G Mildest winters#1 Galliano · 46.2° #121
Hottest summers#1 Shreveport · 93.5°
#31
Coolest summers#1 Franklin · 90.0°
#130
Longest growing season#1 Marrero · 330 days
#143
Wettest#1 Franklinton · 66 in
#118 Safety
Safest#1 Lake Arthur · 6.4
The number on the right is Leesville’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.