Ranked · Pick an HQ · Louisiana
Best cities to put your HQ in Louisiana
Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Pick an HQ” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on bachelor's degree or higher, avg. weekly wage, corporate income tax, state & local income tax. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.
1.Lafayette, LA122k residents
63/100bachelor's degree or higher: 41.1% · avg. weekly wage: $1,147/wk · corporate income tax: 5.5%
2.New Orleans, LA372k residents
59/100bachelor's degree or higher: 42.4% · avg. weekly wage: $1,357/wk · corporate income tax: 5.5%
3.Baton Rouge, LA223k residents
59/100bachelor's degree or higher: 36.6% · avg. weekly wage: $1,308/wk · corporate income tax: 5.5%
4.Metairie, LA140k residents
59/100bachelor's degree or higher: 41.2% · avg. weekly wage: $1,274/wk · corporate income tax: 5.5%
5.Monroe, LA47k residents
59/100bachelor's degree or higher: 32.4% · avg. weekly wage: $1,000/wk · corporate income tax: 5.5%
6.Central, LA30k residents
59/100bachelor's degree or higher: 35.3% · avg. weekly wage: $1,213/wk · corporate income tax: 5.5%
7.Alexandria, LA44k residents
55/100bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3% · avg. weekly wage: $1,032/wk · corporate income tax: 5.5%
8.Slidell, LA29k residents
54/100bachelor's degree or higher: 31.4% · avg. weekly wage: $1,184/wk · corporate income tax: 5.5%
9.Kenner, LA65k residents
53/100bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1% · avg. weekly wage: $1,274/wk · corporate income tax: 5.5%
10.Houma, LA32k residents
51/100bachelor's degree or higher: 23.8% · avg. weekly wage: $1,236/wk · corporate income tax: 5.5%
Methodology: each city is scored 0–100 by min–max normalizing every weighted facet across this candidate set (direction-aware), identical math to the tool's “Best fit” tab. A different weighting produces a different order, which is the point: this is a starting shortlist, not a verdict.
- Which city is best to put your HQ in Louisiana?
- Lafayette, LA ranks first with a fit score of 63/100, followed by New Orleans (59) and Baton Rouge (59), using the "Pick an HQ" weighting.
- How is this ranking calculated?
- Each of the 10 candidate cities (25,000+ residents) is scored 0 to 100 by min-max normalizing the weighted facets, heaviest on bachelor's degree or higher, avg. weekly wage, corporate income tax, state & local income tax, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.