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Ranked · Renting · Louisiana

Best cities for renters in Louisiana

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Renting” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability. Scores are relative to this set; open the tool to change the weights and re-rank.

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Top 10 · computed ranking

  1. 1.New Iberia, LA28k residents

    69/100

    2-bedroom rent: $918/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $609/mo · walkability: 30/100

  2. 2.Alexandria, LA44k residents

    68/100

    2-bedroom rent: $941/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $778/mo · walkability: 30/100

  3. 3.Shreveport, LA181k residents

    67/100

    2-bedroom rent: $985/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $840/mo · walkability: 38/100

  4. 4.Houma, LA32k residents

    66/100

    2-bedroom rent: $941/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $847/mo · walkability: 30/100

  5. 5.Marrero, LA33k residents

    65/100

    2-bedroom rent: $970/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $843/mo · walkability: 30/100

  6. 6.Lafayette, LA122k residents

    62/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,097/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $924/mo · walkability: 38/100

  7. 7.Bossier City, LA63k residents

    62/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,075/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $876/mo · walkability: 34/100

  8. 8.Monroe, LA47k residents

    62/100

    2-bedroom rent: $875/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $622/mo · walkability: 30/100

  9. 9.Baton Rouge, LA223k residents

    61/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,091/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $903/mo · walkability: 38/100

  10. 10.Lake Charles, LA81k residents

    56/100

    2-bedroom rent: $1,126/mo · 1-bedroom rent: $893/mo · walkability: 34/100

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.

Questions & answers
Which city is best for renters in Louisiana?
New Iberia, LA ranks first with a fit score of 69/100, followed by Alexandria (68) and Shreveport (67), using the "Renting" 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 2-bedroom rent, 1-bedroom rent, rent yoy, walkability, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.