Best Places70343, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70343, 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.
70343 ranks 22,588th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 70343
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.
70343's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70343 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$699 a month, better than 74% of zip codes
Where 70343 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70343
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70343 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $73,540, 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 70343's effective rate of 0.41%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 70343
70343 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 70343.
Who works in 70343, and how
Work in 70343 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 70343
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 70343.
What the weather is like in 70343, month by month
70343 sees roughly 114 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 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° | 69° | 61° |
| July | 90° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 82° | 72° | 63° |
Flying in and out of 70343
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International sits about 37 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 70343
Schools across 70343 average a B−, better than 58% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bourg Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Upper Little Caillou Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Coteau-bayou Blue Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Montegut Middle SchoolB · 44% proficient
- Larose-cut Off Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Houma Junior High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- South Lafourche High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Central Lafourche High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- South Terrebonne High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70343 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70343 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 70343 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 70343
Is 70343 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70343 ranks 22,588th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and few empty homes, and lowest on state infrastructure and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 70343 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $215,989. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $73,540 median income, cost of living beats 61% of zip codes.
Is 70343 safe?
70343 is safer than 45% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $425 per resident a year.
Compare 70343 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70343. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70343 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.
70343 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70343: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70343: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70343: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70343: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70343 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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