Best Places70123, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70123, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
70123 ranks 12,566th 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 70123
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.
70123's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70123 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 83% of zip codes
Where 70123 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
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70123
A household needs to earn about $85,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70123 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,339, 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 70123's effective rate of 0.61%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 70123
70123 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 70123.
Who works in 70123, and how
Work in 70123 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 70123
70123 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 78% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 72% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 70123 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 70123, month by month
70123 sees roughly 108 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 70123
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International sits about 4 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 70123
Schools across 70123 average a B, better than 74% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Airline Park Academy For Advanced StudiesA+ · 88% proficient
- Rudolph Matas SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Harahan SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- T.h. Harris Middle SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Frederick Douglass Community SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Riverdale High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- East Jefferson High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70123 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70123 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 70123 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 70123 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 13% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 69% of zip codes and health care access beats 84%.
Common questions about living in 70123
Is 70123 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70123 ranks 12,566th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, fast internet, and walkability, 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 70123 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $335,749. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $91,339 median income, cost of living beats 65% of zip codes.
Is 70123 safe?
Yes, 70123 is safer than 66% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $362 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 70123?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 66 with lows near 45. That works out to about 108 pleasant days a year, more than 69% of zip codes.
Is 70123 good for families?
Schools beat 74% of zip codes, crime safety beats 66%, and childcare runs $702 a month.
Compare 70123 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70123. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70123 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.
70123 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70123: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70123: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70123: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70123: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70123 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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