A town of 22,284, settled in 1885. A regional job hub with 13,465 jobs.
The 3 things Ruston does most differently from other towns.
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Ordered by what stands out in Ruston. Another town gets a different order.
42% of Ruston’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Monroe (7%), Shreveport (6%) and Grambling (3%). Half commute less than 9 miles.
The public schools Ruston’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 86% of Louisiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen View Elementary School | K–2 | 438 | Not graded |
| A. E. Phillips Laboratory School | K–8 | 412 | Not graded |
| Cypress Springs Elementary School | 3–5 | 369 | B |
| Ruston Elementary School | 3–5 | 359 | B− |
| Hillcrest Elementary School | K–2 | 326 | Not graded |
| Montessori School of Ruston Private | PK–8 | 51 |
The typical Ruston home is worth about $229,000, up 2.1% in a year, 5% above the Louisiana typical home.
Ruston reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 91% report less. Within Louisiana, it does better than 38% of towns.
7.3 miles of trails across 11 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Huckleberry Trails Park | 0.7 mi | 19 |
| 2. R. L. Cook Park | 0.6 mi | 18 |
| 3. Greenwood Park | 0.3 mi | 8 |
Ruston beats the Louisiana average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| What stands out | Ruston | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.2% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 22.9% | 29.7% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 17.2% | 11.3% |
Ruston has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 35°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 38% of U.S. communities.
21 places in Ruston on the National Register of Historic Places.
44 notable people were born in Ruston.
City in Louisiana, United States
Ruston is a city in and the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. The 2020 population was 22,166. Ruston is near the eastern border of the Ark-La-Tex region and is the home of Louisiana Tech University. Ruston is the principal city of the Ruston micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Lincoln Parish.
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One town shares a border with Ruston.
