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

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