Louisiana

Best affordable suburb: River Ridge
Nearest major city: New Orleans
Population: 14,064
Median household income: $55,592
Median home price: $230,000
Unemployment rate:3.2%
Violent crime index: 18

This small unincorporated suburb, in Jefferson Parish west of New Orleans, runs along the Mississippi River. St. Matthew the Apostle School, a Roman Catholic parochial elementary school in the growing rural community, has an enrollment of about 590 students. About 26% of residents are married with children. The average commute is 21 minutes.

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