There’s no denying it: there are plenty of places in Louisiana that are downright beautiful and full of excitement.
Unfortunately, not all towns and cities in LA are so lucky.
Just like in all U.S. States, there are definitely some boring places within Louisiana’s borders. You know the places: the ones where everyone has an AARP card and the most exciting thing they do all day is post a picture of their grandchild on Facebook.
Like Central, for instance. In our latest analysis, we found that this city was the most boring city in all of Louisiana. But don’t feel bad if you’re a resident of Central. There are plenty of other boring, lackluster places in Louisiana as well.
Here they are. Try not to jump out of your seat with excitement:
- Central
- Mandeville
- Franklin
- Springhill
- Minden
- Slidell
- Zachary
- Oakdale
- Covington
- Denham Springs
Before you get all upset if your city’s name is on the list, rest assured that we didn’t use personal opinion when it comes to what classifies a city or town as “boring” or “exciting”. We crunched actual numbers to figure out which towns are statistically more boring.
How we determined the boring cities in the Pelican State
To figure out how boring a place is, we rely on a complex algorithm that factors in things we generally think make people exciting, and then we figure out which cities have the least number of those exciting people. Here are some of the things people tend to think of as making a city’s population boring:
- % of Population Over 35 (higher is more boring)
- % of Married Household (higher is more boring)
- Average Age (higher is more boring)
- % of Households With Kids (higher is more boring)
- % of Households with People Over 65 (higher is more boring)
- Population density (lower is more boring)
Then, our algorithm generates several lists of the cities that have plenty of residents with high rankings in all of these categories. After a crunching of the numbers, a list of all of the cities magically appears listing them from most boring to most exciting.
For this list, we used every Louisiana city that qualified for our rankings based on having a population of at least 5,000 residents. This keeps us from prejudicing our rankings by including very small pockets of retired people.
Grab your rocker and hold on.
1. Central
Population: 27,224
Average Age: 41.2
Married Households: 57.8%
Households With Kids: 32.9%
2. Mandeville
Population: 11,961
Average Age: 44.0
Married Households: 49.9%
Households With Kids: 31.9%
3. Franklin
Population: 7,564
Average Age: 38.9
Married Households: 38.3%
Households With Kids: 38.3%
4. Springhill
Population: 5,260
Average Age: 41.0
Married Households: 37.8%
Households With Kids: 25.3%
5. Minden
Population: 13,035
Average Age: 38.7
Married Households: 36.4%
Households With Kids: 34.6%
6. Slidell
Population: 27,257
Average Age: 39.0
Married Households: 48.2%
Households With Kids: 32.4%
7. Zachary
Population: 15,256
Average Age: 33.7
Married Households: 50.8%
Households With Kids: 47.3%
8. Oakdale
Population: 7,742
Average Age: 39.5
Married Households: 33.6%
Households With Kids: 33.8%
9. Covington
Population: 8,981
Average Age: 40.6
Married Households: 39.9%
Households With Kids: 25.6%
10. Denham Springs
Population: 10,192
Average Age: 38.2
Married Households: 46.4%
Households With Kids: 31.3%
Now That You’re Asleep
On a list like this, there are usually no winners, but since Louisiana isn’t necessarily the most boring state in the United States (barely), the cities on this list can at least take solace that there are, in fact, more boring cities in the country.
Just not these places.
Detailed List Of Boring Cities In Louisiana
City | Rank |
---|---|
Central | 1 |
Mandeville | 2 |
Franklin | 3 |
Springhill | 4 |
Minden | 5 |
Slidell | 6 |
Zachary | 7 |
Oakdale | 8 |
Covington | 9 |
Denham Springs | 10 |
Harahan | 11 |
Bogalusa | 12 |
Youngsville | 13 |
Scott | 14 |
Jennings | 15 |
Rayne | 16 |
Sulphur | 17 |
St. Gabriel | 18 |
Broussard | 19 |
Ville Platte | 20 |
Gonzales | 21 |
Morgan City | 22 |
Walker | 23 |
Marksville | 24 |
Kenner | 25 |
St. Martinville | 26 |
Ponchatoula | 27 |
Baker | 28 |
Westwego | 29 |
Carencro | 30 |
DeRidder | 31 |
Port Allen | 32 |
New Iberia | 33 |
Mansfield | 34 |
Bastrop | 35 |
Crowley | 36 |
Houma | 37 |
Breaux Bridge | 38 |
Jeanerette | 39 |
Alexandria | 40 |
Pineville | 41 |
Eunice | 42 |
Gretna | 43 |
Donaldsonville | 44 |
Opelousas | 45 |
Patterson | 46 |
Plaquemine | 47 |
Bossier City | 48 |
Lake Charles | 49 |
Abbeville | 50 |
West Monroe | 51 |
Leesville | 52 |
Natchitoches | 53 |
Shreveport | 54 |
Thibodaux | 55 |
Lafayette | 56 |
New Orleans | 57 |
Monroe | 58 |
Tallulah | 59 |
Hammond | 60 |
Ruston | 61 |
Baton Rouge | 62 |