Best Places70128, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70128, 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.
70128 ranks 32,454th 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 70128
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.
70128's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70128 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 94% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 127 pleasant days a year, better than 79% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 75% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$702 a month, better than 74% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 70128 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 6% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70128
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70128 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $62,393; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 70128's effective rate of 0.78%, 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 70128
70128 runs younger 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 70128.
Who works in 70128, and how
Work in 70128 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in 70128
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 70128.
What the weather is like in 70128, month by month
70128 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 70128
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International sits about 19 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 70128
Schools across 70128 average a D+, better than 11% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lake Forest Elementary Charter SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math And ScienceD · 16% proficient
- Einstein Charter At Sherwood ForestD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Chalmette High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- New Orleans Accelerated High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70128 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70128 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 70128 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 70128
Is 70128 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70128 ranks 32,454th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, the weather, and fast internet, 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 70128 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $242,200. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $62,393 median income, cost of living beats 24% of zip codes.
Is 70128 safe?
70128 is safer than 5% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $939 per resident a year.
Compare 70128 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70128. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70128 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.
70128 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70128: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70128: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70128: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70128: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70128 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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