Best Cities for Remote Workers in Louisiana

Strong broadband, affordable rent, low traffic and existing remote-work culture.

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How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Broadband · 25% WFH Culture · 15% Affordability · 20% Rent · 15% Local Income · 10% Low Traffic · 10% Educated Peers · 5%

Top 12 Remote Workers Cities in Louisiana

Ranked by composite score across 7 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 58.4
Mandeville, LA
12,931 residents
Broadband 93.3%
WFH Culture 19.7%
Affordability 88
#2
Score 58.3
Shenandoah, LA
18,259 residents
Broadband 96.5%
WFH Culture 15.9%
Affordability 88
#3
Score 55.3
Fort Polk South, LA
8,056 residents
Broadband 97.3%
WFH Culture 14.6%
Affordability 88
#4
Score 55.1
Old Jefferson, LA
7,790 residents
Broadband 96.1%
WFH Culture 7.9%
Affordability 88
#5
Score 54.3
Oak Hills Place, LA
8,380 residents
Broadband 95.5%
WFH Culture 6.7%
Affordability 88
#6
Score 53.3
Elmwood, LA
6,022 residents
Broadband 96.3%
WFH Culture 8.1%
Affordability 88
#7
Score 53.1
Greenwood, LA
3,123 residents
Broadband 93.7%
WFH Culture 4.0%
Affordability 88
#8
Score 53.1
Lakeshore, LA
3,111 residents
Broadband 94.9%
WFH Culture 17.6%
Affordability 88
#9
Score 52.9
Eden Isle, LA
7,753 residents
Broadband 94.1%
WFH Culture 15.4%
Affordability 88
#10
Score 52.3
River Ridge, LA
13,170 residents
Broadband 88.7%
WFH Culture 12.6%
Affordability 88
#11
Score 52.1
Harahan, LA
8,939 residents
Broadband 92.2%
WFH Culture 7.5%
Affordability 88
#12
Score 52.1
Youngsville, LA
16,664 residents
Broadband 98.8%
WFH Culture 10.4%
Affordability 88

Full Ranking, Louisiana

Top 50 cities. Click any city to see its full profile.

1 Mandeville LA 58.4
2 Shenandoah LA 58.3
3 Fort Polk South LA 55.3
4 Old Jefferson LA 55.1
5 Oak Hills Place LA 54.3
6 Elmwood LA 53.3
7 Greenwood LA 53.1
8 Lakeshore LA 53.1
9 Eden Isle LA 52.9
10 River Ridge LA 52.3
11 Harahan LA 52.1
12 Youngsville LA 52.1
13 Westminster LA 52
14 Ruston LA 51.7
15 Lafayette LA 51.5
16 Inniswold LA 50.9
17 Metairie LA 50.9
18 Broussard LA 50.7
19 Maurice LA 50.4
20 Village St. George LA 50.1
21 Destrehan LA 49.4
22 Woodworth LA 49.2
23 Mathews LA 49.2
24 Jefferson LA 49.1
25 Olla LA 49
26 New Orleans LA 48.9
27 St. Rose LA 48.6
28 Prien LA 48.5
29 Fort Polk North LA 48.4
30 Choudrant LA 48.4
31 Blanchard LA 48.3
32 Bayou Vista LA 48.2
33 Prairieville LA 48.2
34 Winnsboro LA 48.2
35 Covington LA 48.1
36 Slidell LA 47.9
37 Ossun LA 47.9
38 St. Gabriel LA 47.8
39 Addis LA 47.8
40 Luling LA 47.8
41 Claiborne LA 47.6
42 Denham Springs LA 47.4
43 Jeanerette LA 47.3
44 Erath LA 47.3
45 Abita Springs LA 47.1
46 Pierre Part LA 47.1
47 Baton Rouge LA 47.1
48 Plaquemine LA 46.9
49 Central LA 46.7
50 Brusly LA 46.7

Mandeville, LA tops the list with a composite score of 58.4 out of 100, followed by Shenandoah and Fort Polk South. LA dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for remote workers.

Rankings combine 7 independent metrics: Broadband, WFH Culture, Affordability, Rent, Local Income, Low Traffic, Educated Peers. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to remote workers, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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