Welsh is #1 in Louisiana for graduation rate
Welsh is ranked on 30 lists against the 163 Louisiana towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 2 and the top quarter on 3.
A podium finish, and more
Each list ranks every LA town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Welsh marked.
Welsh lands in the top half on 8 of 20 lists
Each dot is Welsh’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in LA, the right end is last. Areas where Welsh does best come first.
More year-round than 88% of Louisiana
Not better or worse, just Welsh’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
2 spots from the top 3 for cheap rent
Lists where Welsh sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Where Welsh 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.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Richwood · 0.9 yrs
#70
Cheapest rent#1 Haynesville · $432/mo
#5
Lowest property tax#1 Opelousas · $199/yr
#41
Rent easiest to afford#1 Elmwood · 24.1%
Health
Healthiest#1 Elmwood · 80 / 100
#105
Lowest obesity#1 Central · 31%
#86
Fewest smokers#1 Elmwood · 10%
#103
Most active#1 Youngsville · 19%
#101
E
Fewest uninsured#1 Eden Isle · 5%
#45
W
Lowest depression#1 Woodmere · 22%
#128
Closest to a top hospital#1 Mamou · 0.4 mi
#117 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Lutcher · 34.8%
#109
Most trails#1 Donaldsonville · 2.4 mi / sq mi
#60
Most walkable#1 Kaplan · 169 / sq mi
#133 People
Most educated#1 Elmwood · 60.6%
#133
Youngest#1 Grambling · 21.2
#88
Oldest#1 Greenwood · 53.5
#76
Most residents 65+#1 Greenwood · 28.9%
#65
Most kids#1 Milton · 37.3%
#106 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Winnsboro · 12.8 min
#150 
Climate
G Mildest winters#1 Galliano · 46.2° #63
Hottest summers#1 Shreveport · 93.5°
#107
Coolest summers#1 Franklin · 90.0°
#65
Longest growing season#1 Marrero · 330 days
#51
Wettest#1 Franklinton · 66 in
#93 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 New Roads · 7%
#144
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 Welsh’s spot. All of Louisiana’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 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.