Congratulations to Fletcher Technical Community College for being ranked #2 on the list! Such an asset to the community!

NEW ORLEANS — With back-to-school season upon us and a year of community college nearly three times less expensive than a year at a public four-year college, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2018’s Best & Worst Community Colleges, coupled with its state-by-state ranking of the Best & Worst Community-College Systems.

To determine where students can receive the best education at the cheapest rates, WalletHub compared 715 community colleges across 17 key indicators of cost and quality. The data set ranges from the cost of in-state tuition and fees to student-faculty ratio to graduation rate.

In Louisiana, community colleges ranked as follows:

Louisiana ranked fifth-best road trip state

While tourism being one of the biggest industries in Louisiana is no surprise to anyone in the Bayou State, the state being named one of the top road trip state in the nation was a pleasant surprise for local tourism groups.

According to an annual report by wallethub.com, Louisiana is the fifth-best state for tourists to take road trips. The 50 states were ranked based on a number of factors divided into three overall categories: cost, safety and activities.

What are the Safest Cities in Each State? Schriever, Bayou Blue, Bayou Cane and Gray all ranked as one of the safest!

LendEDU recently released a report that highlighted the safest cities in Louisiana and Schriever, Bayou Blue, Bayou Cane and Gray all ranked as one of the safest.

Using licensed data, each city’s crime index was rated against the state and national average crime index.

The full report and a more detailed methodology can be found here: https://lendedu.com/blog/safest-cities-state/

The 250 Cities That Are Seeing the Fastest Growth in Household Income - Houma ranked 187

Houma, Louisiana ranked as one of the best places in the United States to make more money and grow income according to LendEDU’s newest report.

Houma ranked #187 out of over 25,000 U.S. towns! Factors that were analyzed include income growth from 2000 to 2017 and forecasted income growth over the next five years. 

The full report and methodology can be found here: https://lendedu.com/blog/250-cities-seeing-fastest-growth-household-income/

How does Louisiana rate among the other 50 states on property taxes?

Where Does Your State Stand?

Louisiana is #38

Effective Tax Rate: 0.71%

Average Home Value: $183,591

Average Property Tax: $1,302

Highest Average Metro Property Tax: New Orleans, $1,864

Total Single-Family Homes: 1,303,899

Total Property Taxes: $1,698,204,632

American homeowners paid property taxes totaling nearly $278 billion in 2016, according to a new report from ATTOM Data Solutions, the nation's largest property database. That means that each of the country's 84 million single-family homeowners paid an average of $3,296 in property taxes, which amounts to an average 1.15% effective tax rate.

Houma Ranked #171 in LendEDU's Best Cities for Staying in Shape Report

Not only is staying in shape entirely up to you, but choosing what city to live in is also in your control. LendEDU’s Best Cities for Staying in Shape report will help you make the right decision by blending those two choices together.