Ranked for Affordable Living
Best Places to Live in Louisiana for Affordable Living
Low cost of living, rent, home prices, and total tax burden Ranked by how well each place fits the Affordable Living profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 25 places
- #1PattersonPopulation 5,868 · solid overall livability100% match
- #2WelshPopulation 3,336 · solid overall livability100% match
- #3DeQuincyPopulation 3,058 · solid overall livability100% match
- #4Golden MeadowPopulation 2,053 · solid overall livability100% match
- #5CadePopulation 1,960 · solid overall livability100% match
- #6CeciliaPopulation 1,375 · solid overall livability100% match
- #7MorsePopulation 1,111 · solid overall livability100% match
- #8CatahoulaPopulation 1,042 · solid overall livability100% match
- #9RacelandPopulation 11,094 · mixed overall livability89% match
- #10OakdalePopulation 6,701 · mixed overall livability89% match
- #11GallianoPopulation 6,681 · mixed overall livability89% match
- #12LarosePopulation 6,069 · mixed overall livability89% match
- #13GramblingPopulation 5,315 · mixed overall livability89% match
- #14JonesboroPopulation 4,135 · solid overall livability89% match
- #15ArcadiaPopulation 2,725 · solid overall livability89% match
- #16CoushattaPopulation 2,053 · mixed overall livability89% match
- #17CottonportPopulation 1,734 · solid overall livability89% match
- #18Oak GrovePopulation 1,531 · mixed overall livability89% match
- #19EltonPopulation 1,284 · solid overall livability89% match
- #20DubachPopulation 1,026 · solid overall livability89% match
- #21OberlinPopulation 1,676 · mixed overall livability86% match
- #22CharentonPopulation 1,051 · solid overall livability86% match
- #23ErathPopulation 2,231 · solid overall livability80% match
- #24DevillePopulation 1,083 · mixed overall livability79% match
- #25OpelousasPopulation 15,810 · mixed overall livability77% match
Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.
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