Best Places70001, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70001, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
70001 ranks 22,368th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 70001
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
70001's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70001 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Short commute20.6 minutes each way, better than 82% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 70001 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70001
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70001 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $79,352, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 70001's effective rate of 0.54%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 70001
70001's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 70001.
Who works in 70001, and how
Work in 70001 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 70001
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 70001.
What the weather is like in 70001, month by month
70001 sees roughly 109 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 55° | 45° |
| April | 81° | 71° | 61° |
| July | 94° | 84° | 77° |
| October | 84° | 74° | 65° |
Flying in and out of 70001
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International sits about 5 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.2 million passengers in 2025, with 112 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 70001
Schools across 70001 average a D, better than 9% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Airline Park Academy For Advanced StudiesA+ · 88% proficient
- Joseph C Moscona SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Bridgedale Elementary SchoolC− · 26% proficient
Top middle schools
- J.d. Meisler Middle SchoolD · 19% proficient
- T.h. Harris Middle SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Frederick Douglass Community SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Riverdale High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- East Jefferson High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Grace King High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70001 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70001 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 70001 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 70001 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 69% of zip codes and health care access beats 56%.
Common questions about living in 70001
Is 70001 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70001 ranks 22,368th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, walkability, and fast internet, and lowest on state infrastructure and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 70001 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $362,549. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $79,352 median income, cost of living beats 43% of zip codes.
Is 70001 safe?
70001 is safer than 53% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $385 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 70001?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 66 with lows near 45. That works out to about 109 pleasant days a year, more than 69% of zip codes.
Is 70001 good for families?
Schools beat 9% of zip codes, crime safety beats 53%, and childcare runs $702 a month.
Compare 70001 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70001. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70001 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
70001 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70001: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70001: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70001: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70001: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70001 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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