Best Places70005, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70005, 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.
70005 ranks 15,609th 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 70005
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.
70005's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70005 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 70005 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
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70005
A household needs to earn about $123,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70005 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $97,572, 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 70005's effective rate of 0.63%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 70005
70005 runs older than the country, 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 70005.
Who works in 70005, and how
Work in 70005 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 70005
70005 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 70005 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 70005, month by month
70005 sees roughly 126 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 55° | 48° |
| April | 79° | 71° | 65° |
| July | 92° | 85° | 80° |
| October | 82° | 75° | 69° |
Flying in and out of 70005
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International sits about 8 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 70005
Schools across 70005 average a D, better than 8% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Metairie Academy For Advanced StudiesA+ · 95% proficient
- J.c. Ellis SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Marie B. Riviere Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- J.d. Meisler Middle SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Frederick Douglass Community SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Haynes Academy School For Advanced StudiesA+ · 93% proficient
- Riverdale High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Grace King High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70005 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70005 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 70005 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 70005 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 12% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 79% of zip codes and health care access beats 90%.
Common questions about living in 70005
Is 70005 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70005 ranks 15,609th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, walkability, and biking, 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 70005 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $481,819. The overall cost of living runs about 13% above the national average. Set against a $97,572 median income, cost of living beats 64% of zip codes.
Is 70005 safe?
70005 is safer than 53% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $382 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 70005?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 63 with lows near 48. That works out to about 126 pleasant days a year, more than 79% of zip codes.
Is 70005 good for families?
Schools beat 8% of zip codes, crime safety beats 53%, and childcare runs $702 a month.
Compare 70005 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70005. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70005 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.
70005 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70005: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70005: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70005: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70005: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70005 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.