Patterson ranks #5 in Louisiana for safety
Patterson is ranked on 30 lists against the 163 Louisiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 4.
Cooler summers than 97% of Louisiana
Not better or worse, just Patterson’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Patterson does best on
Each list ranks every LA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Patterson marked.
Patterson lands in the top half on 8 of 20 lists
Each dot is Patterson’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in LA, the right end is last. Areas where Patterson does best come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for safety
Lists where Patterson sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Every LA list, and where Patterson lands
36 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Lutcher · 34.8%
Most trails#1 Donaldsonville · 2.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Kaplan · 169 / sq mi
#46 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Richwood · 0.9 yrs
#60
Cheapest rent#1 Haynesville · $432/mo
#57
Lowest property tax#1 Opelousas · $199/yr
#51
Rent easiest to afford#1 Elmwood · 24.1%
Health
Healthiest#1 Elmwood · 80 / 100
#128
Lowest obesity#1 Central · 31%
#122
Fewest smokers#1 Elmwood · 10%
#128
Most active#1 Youngsville · 19%
#117
E
Fewest uninsured#1 Eden Isle · 5%
#99
W
Lowest depression#1 Woodmere · 22%
#107
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mamou · 0.4 mi
#110 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 New Roads · 7%
#117
Most new homes#1 Maurice · 41.3 per 1,000
#68
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Donaldsonville · +44.5%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Jena · 22.9 per home
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Winnsboro · 12.8 min
#145 
The number on the right is Patterson’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.