Best Places70122, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70122, 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.
70122 ranks 27,999th 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 70122
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.
70122's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70122 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 93% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 92% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Short commute21.1 minutes each way, better than 80% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 127 pleasant days a year, better than 79% of zip codes
Where 70122 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70122
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70122 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $67,004, 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 70122's effective rate of 0.75%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 70122
70122'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 70122.
Who works in 70122, and how
Work in 70122 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in 70122
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 70122.
What the weather is like in 70122, month by month
70122 sees roughly 127 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 70122
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International sits about 12 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 70122
Schools across 70122 average a C, better than 55% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Belle Chasse Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Mary Bethune Elementary Literature/technologyD · 18% proficient
- Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math And ScienceD · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Haynes Academy School For Advanced StudiesA+ · 93% proficient
- Benjamin Franklin High SchoolA+ · 92% proficient
- Thomas Jefferson High School For Advanced StudiesA+ · 80% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70122 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70122 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 70122 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 70122 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 14% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 70122
Is 70122 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70122 ranks 27,999th 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 70122 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $299,351. The overall cost of living runs about 0% above the national average. Set against a $67,004 median income, cost of living beats 22% of zip codes.
Is 70122 safe?
70122 is safer than 5% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $970 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 70122?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 63 with lows near 48. That works out to about 127 pleasant days a year, more than 79% of zip codes.
Is 70122 good for families?
Schools beat 55% of zip codes, crime safety beats 5%, and childcare runs $702 a month.
Compare 70122 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70122. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70122 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.
70122 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70122: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70122: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70122: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70122: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70122 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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