Luling ranks #6 in Louisiana for conserved land
Luling is ranked on 29 lists against the 163 Louisiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 11.
The lists Luling does best on
Each list ranks every LA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Luling marked.
Luling out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
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.
1 spot from the top 10 for low obesity
Lists where Luling sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Luling lands in the top half on 15 of 20 lists
Each dot is Luling’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in LA, the right end is last. Areas where Luling does best come first.
Milder winters than 79% of Louisiana
Not better or worse, just Luling’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Every LA list, and where Luling lands
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
#17
Lowest obesity#1 Central · 31%
#11
Fewest smokers#1 Elmwood · 10%
#12
Most active#1 Youngsville · 19%
#15
E
Fewest uninsured#1 Eden Isle · 5%
#14
W
Lowest depression#1 Woodmere · 22%
#76
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mamou · 0.4 mi
#51 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Lutcher · 34.8%
#6
Most trails#1 Donaldsonville · 2.4 mi / sq mi
#14
Most walkable#1 Kaplan · 169 / sq mi
#152 
People
Most educated#1 Elmwood · 60.6%
#32
Youngest#1 Grambling · 21.2
#112
Oldest#1 Greenwood · 53.5
#52
Most residents 65+#1 Greenwood · 28.9%
#118
Most kids#1 Milton · 37.3%
#45 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Winnsboro · 12.8 min
#66 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Richwood · 0.9 yrs
#149
Cheapest rent#1 Haynesville · $432/mo
#158
Lowest property tax#1 Opelousas · $199/yr
#139
Rent easiest to afford#1 Elmwood · 24.1%
Climate
G Mildest winters#1 Galliano · 46.2° #34
Hottest summers#1 Shreveport · 93.5°
#95
Coolest summers#1 Franklin · 90.0°
#53
Longest growing season#1 Marrero · 330 days
Wettest#1 Franklinton · 66 in
#34 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 New Roads · 7%
#93
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 Luling’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.