Best Places70114, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70114, 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.
70114 ranks 32,327th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 70114
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.
70114's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70114 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 94% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 120 pleasant days a year, better than 76% of zip codes
Where 70114 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70114
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70114 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $47,512, 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 70114's effective rate of 0.64%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 70114
70114's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 70114.
Who works in 70114, and how
Work in 70114 centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 16%
Life in 70114
70114 has more parkland per resident than 68% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 70114 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 70114, month by month
70114 sees roughly 120 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 70114
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International sits about 14 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 70114
Schools across 70114 average a C, better than 47% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Gretna No. 2 Academy For Advanced StudiesA+ · 87% proficient
- Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math And ScienceD · 16% proficient
- Elan Academy Charter SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gretna Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Livaudais Middle SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Thomas Jefferson High School For Advanced StudiesA+ · 80% proficient
- New Orleans Military & Maritime AcademyD · 19% proficient
- L.b. Landry High SchoolF · 8% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70114 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70114 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 70114 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 70114 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 12% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 70114
Is 70114 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70114 ranks 32,327th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, walkability, and biking, 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 70114 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $238,750. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $47,512 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 70114 safe?
70114 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,164 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 70114?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 63 with lows near 48. That works out to about 120 pleasant days a year, more than 76% of zip codes.
Is 70114 good for families?
Schools beat 47% of zip codes, crime safety beats 2%, and childcare runs $702 a month.
Compare 70114 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70114. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70114 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.
70114 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70114: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70114: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70114: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70114: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70114 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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