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Ranked · Sun & walkable · Louisiana

Best sunny, walkable cities in Louisiana

Cities of 25,000+ residents, scored with the “Sun & walkable” weighting the live tool uses, heaviest on sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low. 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 Orleans, LA372k residents

    77/100

    sunny days / year: 216 days · walkability: 58/100 · january low: 45°F

  2. 2.Marrero, LA33k residents

    29/100

    sunny days / year: 215 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 47°F

  3. 3.New Iberia, LA28k residents

    29/100

    sunny days / year: 215 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 43°F

  4. 4.Lafayette, LA122k residents

    27/100

    sunny days / year: 215 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 44°F

  5. 5.Shreveport, LA181k residents

    26/100

    sunny days / year: 215 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 39°F

  6. 6.Baton Rouge, LA223k residents

    25/100

    sunny days / year: 215 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 40°F

  7. 7.Metairie, LA140k residents

    25/100

    sunny days / year: 215 days · walkability: 38/100 · january low: 46°F

  8. 8.Lake Charles, LA81k residents

    25/100

    sunny days / year: 215 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 43°F

  9. 9.Kenner, LA65k residents

    25/100

    sunny days / year: 215 days · walkability: 34/100 · january low: 46°F

  10. 10.Houma, LA32k residents

    25/100

    sunny days / year: 215 days · walkability: 30/100 · january low: 44°F

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 the sunniest and most walkable in Louisiana?
New Orleans, LA ranks first with a fit score of 77/100, followed by Marrero (29) and New Iberia (29), using the "Sun & walkable" 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 sunny days / year, walkability, crime index, january low, across this set. Change the weights in the live tool and the order changes with them.