How Minden compares across Louisiana
Minden is ranked on 33 lists against the 163 Louisiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 1.
Colder winters than 95% of Louisiana
Not better or worse, just Minden’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Minden lands in the top half on 8 of 21 lists
Each dot is Minden’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in LA, the right end is last. Areas where Minden does best come first.
Every LA list, and where Minden lands
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
#52 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Richwood · 0.9 yrs
#40
Cheapest rent#1 Haynesville · $432/mo
#65
Lowest property tax#1 Opelousas · $199/yr
#63
Rent easiest to afford#1 Elmwood · 24.1%
#34 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Lutcher · 34.8%
#50
Most trails#1 Donaldsonville · 2.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Kaplan · 169 / sq mi
#88 
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 New Roads · 7%
#100
Most new homes#1 Maurice · 41.3 per 1,000
#48
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Donaldsonville · +44.5%
#16
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Jena · 22.9 per home
Health
Healthiest#1 Elmwood · 80 / 100
#145
Lowest obesity#1 Central · 31%
#138
Fewest smokers#1 Elmwood · 10%
#143
Most active#1 Youngsville · 19%
#142
E
Fewest uninsured#1 Eden Isle · 5%
#121
W
Lowest depression#1 Woodmere · 22%
#76
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mamou · 0.4 mi
#101 
People
Most educated#1 Elmwood · 60.6%
#104
Youngest#1 Grambling · 21.2
#91
Oldest#1 Greenwood · 53.5
#71
Most residents 65+#1 Greenwood · 28.9%
#64
Most kids#1 Milton · 37.3%
#74 
Climate
G Mildest winters#1 Galliano · 46.2° #151
Hottest summers#1 Shreveport · 93.5°
#15
Coolest summers#1 Franklin · 90.0°
#143
Longest growing season#1 Marrero · 330 days
#136
Wettest#1 Franklinton · 66 in
#147 Safety
Safest#1 Lake Arthur · 6.4
The number on the right is Minden’s spot. All of Louisiana’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.