Baker, LA vs Prairieville, LA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBaker, LAPrairieville, LA
Population12,25335,238
Median Household Income$54,750$104,923
Median Rent—$1,324/mo
Median Home Value$157,900$317,400
Cost of Living (US = 100)9191
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income42.8%45.2%
Poverty Rate29.8%4.6%
Unemployment Rate4.2% (county)3.6% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k398229*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,1181,279*
Median AQI5133
Good AQI Days /yr181348
Summer Highs92°F90°F
Winter Lows43°F45°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute24.3 min31.9 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher16.913.5
College Degree Rate20.6%37.8%
Foreign-Born %0.9%5.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-2.9%+9.5%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Prairieville (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.