Milton is #1 in Louisiana for low obesity
Milton is ranked on 30 lists against the 163 Louisiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 7 and the top quarter on 8.
Milton is on Louisiana’s podium 3 times
Each list ranks every LA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Milton marked.
More kids than 100% of Louisiana
Not better or worse, just Milton’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 3 for college degrees
Lists where Milton sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Milton lands in the top half on 9 of 18 lists
Each dot is Milton’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in LA, the right end is last. Areas where Milton does best come first.
Milton out-ranks 0 of its 1 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 Milton 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
#5
Lowest obesity#1 Central · 31%
#1
Fewest smokers#1 Elmwood · 10%
#12
Most active#1 Youngsville · 19%
#2
E
Fewest uninsured#1 Eden Isle · 5%
#3
W
Lowest depression#1 Woodmere · 22%
#76
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mamou · 0.4 mi
#132 People
Most educated#1 Elmwood · 60.6%
#4
Youngest#1 Grambling · 21.2
#46
Oldest#1 Greenwood · 53.5
#118
Most residents 65+#1 Greenwood · 28.9%
#140
Most kids#1 Milton · 37.3%
#1 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Winnsboro · 12.8 min
#103 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Lutcher · 34.8%
#84
Most trails#1 Donaldsonville · 2.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Kaplan · 169 / sq mi
#148 
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Richwood · 0.9 yrs
#146
Cheapest rent#1 Haynesville · $432/mo
Lowest property tax#1 Opelousas · $199/yr
#134
Rent easiest to afford#1 Elmwood · 24.1%
Climate
G Mildest winters#1 Galliano · 46.2° #60
Hottest summers#1 Shreveport · 93.5°
#130
Coolest summers#1 Franklin · 90.0°
#40
Longest growing season#1 Marrero · 330 days
#36
Wettest#1 Franklinton · 66 in
#72 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 New Roads · 7%
#152
Most new homes#1 Maurice · 41.3 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Donaldsonville · +44.5%
#74
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Jena · 22.9 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Lake Arthur · 6.4
The number on the right is Milton’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.