Claiborne, LA vs Pineville, LA

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

MetricClaiborne, LAPineville, LA
Population13,30814,160
Median Household Income$72,420$49,774
Median Rent$1,206/mo$910/mo
Median Home Value$219,200$201,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)8486
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.8%57.4%
Poverty Rate11.3%21.1%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)3.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k497*945
Property Crime Rate /100k2,065*5,000
Median AQI4537
Good AQI Days /yr227—
Summer Highs92°F91°F
Winter Lows39°F40°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute19.4 min17.1 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher18.614.5
College Degree Rate35.5%26.2%
Foreign-Born %3.9%1.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+9.0%-2.8%

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 Claiborne (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.