Prien is #1 in Louisiana for health insurance
Prien is ranked on 30 lists against the 163 Louisiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 6 and the top quarter on 10.
Prien 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 Prien marked.
Prien lands in the top half on 14 of 18 lists
Each dot is Prien’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in LA, the right end is last. Areas where Prien does best come first.
Steadier prices than 87% of Louisiana
Not better or worse, just Prien’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
3 spots from the top 25 for public schools
Lists where Prien sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Prien 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.
Where Prien 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
#3
Lowest obesity#1 Central · 31%
#17
Fewest smokers#1 Elmwood · 10%
#2
Most active#1 Youngsville · 19%
#10
E
Fewest uninsured#1 Eden Isle · 5%
#1
W
Lowest depression#1 Woodmere · 22%
#46
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mamou · 0.4 mi
#43 People
Most educated#1 Elmwood · 60.6%
#7
Youngest#1 Grambling · 21.2
#62
Oldest#1 Greenwood · 53.5
#102
Most residents 65+#1 Greenwood · 28.9%
#121
Most kids#1 Milton · 37.3%
#42 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Winnsboro · 12.8 min
#10 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Lutcher · 34.8%
Most trails#1 Donaldsonville · 2.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Kaplan · 169 / sq mi
#124 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Richwood · 0.9 yrs
#150
Cheapest rent#1 Haynesville · $432/mo
#134
Lowest property tax#1 Opelousas · $199/yr
#127
Rent easiest to afford#1 Elmwood · 24.1%
Climate
G Mildest winters#1 Galliano · 46.2° #48
Hottest summers#1 Shreveport · 93.5°
#115
Coolest summers#1 Franklin · 90.0°
#45
Longest growing season#1 Marrero · 330 days
#36
Wettest#1 Franklinton · 66 in
#99 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 New Roads · 7%
#41
Most new homes#1 Maurice · 41.3 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Donaldsonville · +44.5%
#99
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Jena · 22.9 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Lake Arthur · 6.4
The number on the right is Prien’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.