Violet ranks #21 in Louisiana for growth
Violet is ranked on 28 lists against the 163 Louisiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 2.
Cooler summers than 100% of Louisiana
Not better or worse, just Violet’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Violet does best on
Each list ranks every LA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Violet marked.
Violet lands in the top half on 6 of 18 lists
Each dot is Violet’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in LA, the right end is last. Areas where Violet does best come first.
Violet out-ranks 0 of its 2 ranked neighbors
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.
Every LA list, and where Violet lands
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
#139
Lowest obesity#1 Central · 31%
#138
Fewest smokers#1 Elmwood · 10%
#133
Most active#1 Youngsville · 19%
#131
E
Fewest uninsured#1 Eden Isle · 5%
#121
W
Lowest depression#1 Woodmere · 22%
#46
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mamou · 0.4 mi
#38 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Richwood · 0.9 yrs
#69
Cheapest rent#1 Haynesville · $432/mo
#73
Lowest property tax#1 Opelousas · $199/yr
Rent easiest to afford#1 Elmwood · 24.1%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Lutcher · 34.8%
#134
Most trails#1 Donaldsonville · 2.4 mi / sq mi
#47
Most walkable#1 Kaplan · 169 / sq mi
#112 People
Most educated#1 Elmwood · 60.6%
#111
Youngest#1 Grambling · 21.2
#64
Oldest#1 Greenwood · 53.5
#100
Most residents 65+#1 Greenwood · 28.9%
#52
Most kids#1 Milton · 37.3%
#31 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Winnsboro · 12.8 min
#160 Climate
G Mildest winters#1 Galliano · 46.2° #6
Hottest summers#1 Shreveport · 93.5°
#159
Coolest summers#1 Franklin · 90.0°
#2
Longest growing season#1 Marrero · 330 days
#9
Wettest#1 Franklinton · 66 in
#71 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 New Roads · 7%
#134
Most new homes#1 Maurice · 41.3 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Donaldsonville · +44.5%
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Jena · 22.9 per home
Safety
Safest#1 Lake Arthur · 6.4
The number on the right is Violet’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.