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About Ruston
City in Louisiana, United StatesRuston 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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Housing in Ruston
The typical Ruston home is worth about $229,000, up 2.1% in a year, 5% above the Louisiana typical home.
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Safety in Ruston
Safety Grade D
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.
Schools in Ruston
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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 data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within LA. Ratings are from neighbors.
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