Best Places70039, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70039, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
70039 ranks 26,586th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Disaster risk pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cell coverage.
The best neighborhoods in 70039
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.
70039's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70039 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 79% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 70039 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70039
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70039 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,522, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 70039's effective rate of 0.58%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 70039
70039 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 70039.
Who works in 70039, and how
Work in 70039 centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in 70039
70039 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 90% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 70039 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 70039, month by month
70039 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 70039
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International sits about 10 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 70039
Schools across 70039 average a B−, better than 58% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- R.j. Vial Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Luling Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- J.b. Martin Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- R.k. Smith Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Hahnville High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70039 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70039 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 70039 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 70039
Is 70039 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70039 ranks 26,586th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, fast internet, and few empty homes, and lowest on disaster risk and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 70039 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $252,528. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $80,522 median income, cost of living beats 44% of zip codes.
Is 70039 safe?
70039 is safer than 27% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $517 per resident a year.
Compare 70039 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70039. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70039 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.
70039 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70039: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70039: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70039: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70039: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70039 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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