Best Places70082, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70082, 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.
70082 ranks 32,407th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 70082
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.
70082's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70082 ranks high
- Short commute13.0 minutes each way, better than 98% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 77% of zip codes
Where 70082 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- School gradeD−, better than only 4% of zip codes
Who lives in 70082
70082 runs older than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 70082.
Who works in 70082, and how
Work in 70082 centers on admin & support services and public administration. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 1%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 70082
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 70082.
What the weather is like in 70082, month by month
70082 sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 54° | 45° |
| April | 78° | 70° | 61° |
| July | 91° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 83° | 73° | 64° |
Flying in and out of 70082
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International sits about 39 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 70082
Schools across 70082 average a D−, better than 4% of zip codes.
Top high schools
- Phoenix High SchoolD · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70082 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70082 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 70082 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 70082
Is 70082 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70082 ranks 32,407th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, quiet, and low property taxes, and lowest on car insurance costs and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 70082 safe?
70082 is safer than 9% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $773 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 70082?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 45. That works out to about 108 pleasant days a year, more than 69% of zip codes.
Compare 70082 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70082. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70082 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.
70082 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70082: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70082: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70082: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70082: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70082 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.
- 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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