Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Walker gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $253K, 3.6 years of the Baton Rouge metro’s $70K median household income. It grades B− overall, ranked 32nd of 161 in Louisiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 96% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. On the plus side, its schools rank ahead of 88% of Louisiana towns. Walker High School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Among 161 Louisiana towns, just 9 have a lower midpoint age than Walker. The biggest place to walk is Sidney Hutchinson Park, 61 acres with 1.3 miles of trail.
Where Walker beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Walker Elementary School | PK–5 | 623 |
| South Walker Elementary School | PK–5 | 518 |
| Walker Junior High | 6–8 | 508 |
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Walker is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1934 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Walker. Close and well known come first.
20 mi Stadium & arenaTiger Stadium
20 mi MuseumUSS Kidd
33 mi MuseumWhitney Plantation Historic District
20 mi Stadium & arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center14 mi Theme parkBlue Bayou and Dixie Landin'37 mi Museum1811 Kid Ory Historic HouseTiger Stadium: Daniel Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0 · USS Kidd: Cobatfor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Whitney Plantation Historic District: Bill Leiser, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pete Maravich Assembly Center: Spatms, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Walker, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Walker.
Walker pairs an A for schools with modest home prices, trades workers with Baton Rouge and other neighbors and looks healthier within Louisiana than nationally.
534 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 27 properties have flooded more than once.
Walker has had 534 paid flood insurance claims since 1979. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 47% come from inland flooding and 39% from hurricanes. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 16 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
That grade comes with a B for cost of living: the typical home is worth about $253K.
Below: Three of its 6 schools, each with why it was picked. The Livingston Parish school district runs its public schools. The largest public high school is Walker High School, with 2,006 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 623 | B+ |
| Walker High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,006 | A− |
| South Walker Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 518 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 1.7 miles of trail. The concentration of trails for Walker comes to 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Walker | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.3% | 1.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sidney Hutchinson Park | 1.3 mi | 61 |
| 2. C.E. "Punk" Smith Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Within Louisiana it is healthier than 80% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures.
Just over a fifth of adults say their health is fair or poor in Walker, against 27% in Louisiana’s towns and 19% across U.S. towns. For adults in the town, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 29%. Two figures for adults here: 18% binge drink, 18% worry about having enough food.
| Walker | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 26% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 44% | 35% |
| What stands out | Walker | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 9% | 12.4% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 8.6% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A typical home in Walker is worth about $253,000, up 3% in a year, 18% above the Louisiana typical home. Homes sold in Walker spent a median 99 days on the market. In Walker, 38% of sales closed above the list price.
| Walker | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,028 a month | $989 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 68% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Walker has about as many jobs (2,910) as working residents, but only 162 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 1,773 in 2013 to 2,910.
Jobs in Walker grew by 1,137 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 2,910. The median commute is under 15 miles. The top destinations are Baton Rouge (25%), Livingston (6%) and Denham Springs (5%).
| Walker | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.6% | 5.6% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.8% | 9.8% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 35 to 64 are nearly a third of residents (37% statewide). 17% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Walker, below both Louisiana’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (29%). Walker: 16% of residents are 65 or older.
| Walker | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 17% | 20% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 17% | 18% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.8 points. Across Louisiana, 51.1% of residents are women.
| Walker | LA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.4% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.2% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.8% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.4% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.8% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.6% | 11.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.5% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.4% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.7% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.5% | 12.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 47.3% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.5% | 20.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.5% | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.2% | 17% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4% | 10.1% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Walker’s level of violent crime comes in at 7 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 45 violent crimes were reported in 2024.
| Walker | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 7 per 1,000 residents | 4.3 | 1.7 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2024) | 31.9 per 1,000 residents | 24.7 | 11.5 |
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
1 within 15 miles of the center of Walker
About 3 of every 100 Walker residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
4 notable people were born in Walker.
City in Louisiana, United States
Walker is a city in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was placed at 6,374 (up from 6,138 in 2010), making Walker and Denham Springs the only parish municipalities classified as cities.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Walker grades B− overall, better than 49% of U.S. towns and #32 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades C for health and A for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
4 notable people were born here, including Brian Thomas Jr. and Mattie Liptak.
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