State City Rankings

Most Economically Stable Cities in Louisiana

City ranking view for Louisiana using the latest available Combined Score snapshots and trend direction context.

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City Stability Ranking

As Of 2024

Rank	City	Combined Score	National Percentile	Trend
1	Darrow	75	91th	Improving
2	Donaldsonville	75	91th	Improving
3	Gonzales	75	91th	Improving
4	Lemannville	75	91th	Improving
5	Prairieville	75	91th	Improving
6	Sorrento	75	91th	Improving
7	Albany	66	78th	Improving
8	Denham Springs	66	78th	Improving
9	French Settlement	66	78th	Improving
10	Killian	66	78th	Improving
11	Livingston	66	78th	Improving
12	Port Vincent	66	78th	Improving
13	Springfield	66	78th	Improving
14	Walker	66	78th	Improving
15	Watson	66	78th	Improving
16	Addis	66	78th	Improving
17	Brusly	66	78th	Improving
18	Erwinville	66	78th	Improving
19	Port Allen	66	78th	Improving
20	Abita Springs	66	77th	Improving
21	Covington	66	77th	Improving
22	Eden Isle	66	77th	Improving
23	Folsom	66	77th	Improving
24	Lacombe	66	77th	Improving
25	Lewisburg	66	77th	Improving
26	Madisonville	66	77th	Improving
27	Mandeville	66	77th	Improving
28	Pearl River	66	77th	Improving
29	Slidell	66	77th	Improving
30	Sun	66	77th	Improving
31	Broussard	62	71th	Stable
32	Carencro	62	71th	Stable
33	Duson	62	71th	Stable
34	Lafayette	62	71th	Stable
35	Milton	62	71th	Stable
36	Ossun	62	71th	Stable
37	Scott	62	71th	Stable
38	Youngsville	62	71th	Stable
39	Ama	55	59th	Declining
40	Bayou Gauche	55	59th	Declining
41	Boutte	55	59th	Declining
42	Des Allemands	55	59th	Declining
43	Destrehan	55	59th	Declining
44	Hahnville	55	59th	Declining
45	Killona	55	59th	Declining
46	Luling	55	59th	Declining
47	Montz	55	59th	Declining
48	New Sarpy	55	59th	Declining
49	Norco	55	59th	Declining
50	Paradis	55	59th	Declining
51	St. Rose	55	59th	Declining
52	Taft	55	59th	Declining
53	Belle Chasse	52	53th	Declining
54	Boothville	52	53th	Declining
55	Buras	52	53th	Declining
56	Empire	52	53th	Declining
57	New Orleans Station	52	53th	Declining
58	Pointe a la Hache	52	53th	Declining
59	Port Sulphur	52	53th	Declining
60	Triumph	52	53th	Declining
61	Venice	52	53th	Declining
62	Benton	48	45th	Declining
63	Bossier City	48	45th	Declining
64	Eastwood	48	45th	Declining
65	Haughton	48	45th	Declining
66	Plain Dealing	48	45th	Declining
67	Red Chute	48	45th	Declining
68	DeRidder	47	44th	Improving
69	Longville	47	44th	Improving
70	Merryville	47	44th	Improving
71	Oretta	47	44th	Improving
72	Singer	47	44th	Improving
73	Sugartown	47	44th	Improving
74	Avondale	47	43th	Declining
75	Barataria	47	43th	Declining
76	Bridge City	47	43th	Declining
77	Elmwood	47	43th	Declining
78	Estelle	47	43th	Declining
79	Grand Isle	47	43th	Declining
80	Gretna	47	43th	Declining
81	Harahan	47	43th	Declining
82	Harvey	47	43th	Declining
83	Jean Lafitte	47	43th	Declining
84	Jefferson	47	43th	Declining
85	Kenner	47	43th	Declining
86	Lafitte	47	43th	Declining
87	Marrero	47	43th	Declining
88	Metairie	47	43th	Declining
89	River Ridge	47	43th	Declining
90	Terrytown	47	43th	Declining

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