Sunset ranks #9 in Louisiana for new homes
Sunset is ranked on 31 lists against the 163 Louisiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 3.
Fewer seniors than 97% of Louisiana
Not better or worse, just Sunset’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Sunset does best on
Each list ranks every LA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Sunset marked.
Sunset lands in the top half on 11 of 20 lists
Each dot is Sunset’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in LA, the right end is last. Areas where Sunset does best come first.
Every LA list, and where Sunset lands
36 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 New Roads · 7%
#29
Most new homes#1 Maurice · 41.3 per 1,000
#9
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Donaldsonville · +44.5%
#22
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Jena · 22.9 per home
Health
Healthiest#1 Elmwood · 80 / 100
#88
Lowest obesity#1 Central · 31%
#33
Fewest smokers#1 Elmwood · 10%
#103
Most active#1 Youngsville · 19%
#79
E
Fewest uninsured#1 Eden Isle · 5%
#71
W
Lowest depression#1 Woodmere · 22%
#46
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mamou · 0.4 mi
#96 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Richwood · 0.9 yrs
#101
Cheapest rent#1 Haynesville · $432/mo
#52
Lowest property tax#1 Opelousas · $199/yr
#59
Rent easiest to afford#1 Elmwood · 24.1%
People
Most educated#1 Elmwood · 60.6%
#81
Youngest#1 Grambling · 21.2
#36
Oldest#1 Greenwood · 53.5
#128
Most residents 65+#1 Greenwood · 28.9%
#158
Most kids#1 Milton · 37.3%
#21 
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Lutcher · 34.8%
#145
Most trails#1 Donaldsonville · 2.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Kaplan · 169 / sq mi
#93 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Winnsboro · 12.8 min
#154 Climate
G Mildest winters#1 Galliano · 46.2° #84
Hottest summers#1 Shreveport · 93.5°
#91
Coolest summers#1 Franklin · 90.0°
#78
Longest growing season#1 Marrero · 330 days
#93
Wettest#1 Franklinton · 66 in
#88 Safety
Safest#1 Lake Arthur · 6.4
The number on the right is Sunset’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.