Lafayette, LA vs Lakeland, LA: City Score compared

Lafayette, LA scores 36 and Lakeland, LA scores 35 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, 1 point apart. Each city is read on its own numbers: the condition from public data, how the church is moving this week, and Christianity on the Move across the cultural areas of impact. How the score is built.

The score, side by side

	Lafayette, LA	Lakeland, LA
City Score	36	35
Condition (public data)	40	37
Movement (how the church is moving)	31	32
Status	Liberty	Liberty
What Lafayette is up against	62	59
Where grace is growing	39	36
Marriage & family	25	14
Christian liberty	58	58

Christianity on the Move

A non-biased rating of Christian values across the cultural areas of impact, from public data: 1 to 100, higher is more favourable.

Cultural area	Lafayette, LA	Lakeland, LA
Overall	48, Stirring	42, Stirring
The Church	45, Stirring	43, Stirring
The Family	25, Divided	14, Broken
Education	43, Searching	56, Searching
Government	59, Unsettled	59, Unsettled
Media	49, Negative	49, Negative
Arts & Entertainment	45, Mixed	42, Mixed
Business	54, Fair	27, Tightfisted
Compassion	65, Merciful	45, Stirring

City Score over the last 3 weeks

Week	Lafayette, LA	Lakeland, LA
2026-W44	36	33
2026-W45	42	39
2026-W46	42	39

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