Rayne ranks #11 in Louisiana for walkable streets
Rayne is ranked on 32 lists against the 163 Louisiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
Younger than 95% of Louisiana
Not better or worse, just Rayne’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Rayne does best on
Each list ranks every LA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Rayne marked.
Rayne lands in the top half on 7 of 20 lists
Each dot is Rayne’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in LA, the right end is last. Areas where Rayne does best come first.
1 spot from the top 10 for walkable streets
Lists where Rayne sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Rayne 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.
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Lutcher · 34.8%
#36
Most trails#1 Donaldsonville · 2.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Kaplan · 169 / sq mi
#11 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Richwood · 0.9 yrs
#55
Cheapest rent#1 Haynesville · $432/mo
#42
Lowest property tax#1 Opelousas · $199/yr
#46
Rent easiest to afford#1 Elmwood · 24.1%
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 New Roads · 7%
#109
Most new homes#1 Maurice · 41.3 per 1,000
#54
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Donaldsonville · +44.5%
#87
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Jena · 22.9 per home
Health
Healthiest#1 Elmwood · 80 / 100
#144
Lowest obesity#1 Central · 31%
#109
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%
#144
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mamou · 0.4 mi
#105 
Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Winnsboro · 12.8 min
#126 
People
Most educated#1 Elmwood · 60.6%
#149
Youngest#1 Grambling · 21.2
#9
Oldest#1 Greenwood · 53.5
#155
Most residents 65+#1 Greenwood · 28.9%
#129
Most kids#1 Milton · 37.3%
#10 Climate
G Mildest winters#1 Galliano · 46.2° #74
Hottest summers#1 Shreveport · 93.5°
#86
Coolest summers#1 Franklin · 90.0°
#73
Longest growing season#1 Marrero · 330 days
#54
Wettest#1 Franklinton · 66 in
#81 Safety
Safest#1 Lake Arthur · 6.4
The number on the right is Rayne’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.