Best Places to Live in the Baton Rouge Metro Area | Stacker

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Best places to live in the Baton Rouge metro area

Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Baton Rouge metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.

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#25. Baker

- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: D
- Population: 12,322

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#24. Merrydale

- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 9,149

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#23. Brownfields

- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 5,263

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#22. Monticello

- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 4,677

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#21. St. Gabriel

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 6,569

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#20. Baton Rouge

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 223,699

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#19. Gardere

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 12,130

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#18. Port Allen

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 4,928

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#17. Gonzales

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 12,748

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#16. Plaquemine

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 6,136

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#15. Sorrento

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 2,136

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#14. Central

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: unavailable
- Population: 29,603

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#13. Walker

- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 6,385

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#12. Denham Springs

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 9,362

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#11. Watson

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 1,503

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#10. Addis

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 7,052

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#9. Brusly

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 2,592

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#8. Zachary

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 19,637

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#7. Village St. George

- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 8,880

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#6. Oak Hills Place

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 8,380

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#5. Westminster

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 2,810

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#4. Shenandoah

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 18,259

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#3. Inniswold

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 6,061

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#2. Old Jefferson

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 7,790

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#1. Prairieville

- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: A
- Population: 35,010

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