Best Places70115, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70115, 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.
70115 ranks 18,772nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 70115
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.
70115's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70115 ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 70115 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- School gradeD−, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70115
A household needs to earn about $182,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70115 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $102,618, 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 70115's effective rate of 0.88%, 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 70115
70115's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 70115.
Who works in 70115, and how
Work in 70115 centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in 70115
70115 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of zip codes and more late-night spots per resident than 92% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 70115 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 70115, month by month
70115 sees roughly 115 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 70115
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 70115
Schools across 70115 average a D−, better than 4% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math And ScienceD · 16% proficient
- Samuel J. Green Charter SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Riverdale High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- L.w. Higgins High SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Eleanor Mcmain Secondary SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70115 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70115 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 70115 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 70115 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 24% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 73% of zip codes and health care access beats 67%.
Common questions about living in 70115
Is 70115 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70115 ranks 18,772nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on walkability, an educated workforce, and cell coverage, 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 70115 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $687,450. The overall cost of living runs about 25% above the national average. Set against a $102,618 median income, cost of living beats 58% of zip codes.
Is 70115 safe?
70115 is safer than 5% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $924 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 70115?
July highs average about 91 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 45. That works out to about 115 pleasant days a year, more than 73% of zip codes.
Is 70115 good for families?
Schools beat 4% of zip codes, crime safety beats 5%, and childcare runs $702 a month.
Compare 70115 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70115. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70115 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.
70115 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70115: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70115: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70115: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70115: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70115 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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