River Ridge, LA vs Kenner, LA

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

MetricRiver Ridge, LAKenner, LA
Population13,31264,904
Median Household Income$84,336$64,020
Median Rent$1,127/mo$1,179/mo
Median Home Value$357,400$246,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)9393
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income60.7%52.8%
Poverty Rate9.7%15.4%
Unemployment Rate4% (county)3.8%
Violent Crime Rate /100k263*288
Property Crime Rate /100k1,921*2,058
Median AQI4747
Good AQI Days /yr227227
Summer Highs91°F91°F
Winter Lows48°F48°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute26.2 min25.3 min
Hospitals—3
Avg Hospital Rating—4.0 / 5
Students per Teacher10.913.7
College Degree Rate38.8%29.1%
Foreign-Born %5.3%21.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.3%-2.0%

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