Best Places70080, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70080, 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.
70080 ranks 30,202nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 70080
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.
70080's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70080 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$699 a month, better than 74% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 71% of zip codes
Where 70080 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Short commute38.1 minutes each way, better than only 6% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70080
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70080 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,636, 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 70080's effective rate of 0.40%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 70080
70080 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 70080.
Who works in 70080, and how
Work in 70080 centers on health care & social and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 70080
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 70080.
What the weather is like in 70080, month by month
70080 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 70080
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International sits about 13 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 70080
Schools across 70080 average a B, better than 63% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- R.j. Vial Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- West St. John Elementary School (k-7)D− · 12% proficient
Top middle schools
- J.b. Martin Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Hahnville High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- West St. John High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70080 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70080 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 70080 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 70080
Is 70080 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70080 ranks 30,202nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and civic engagement, and lowest on state infrastructure and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 70080 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $185,926. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $65,636 median income, cost of living beats 30% of zip codes.
Is 70080 safe?
70080 is safer than 11% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $720 per resident a year.
Compare 70080 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70080. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70080 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.
70080 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70080: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70080: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70080: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70080: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70080 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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