Best Places70392, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70392, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
70392 ranks 29,975th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in 70392
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.
70392's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70392 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$637 a month, better than 82% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 78% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 75% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 114 pleasant days a year, better than 72% of zip codes
Where 70392 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70392
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70392 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,468, 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 70392's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 70392
70392's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 70392.
Who works in 70392, and how
Work in 70392 centers on retail trade 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 85%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 70392
70392 has more parkland per resident than 84% of zip codes. The coast is about 32 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 70392 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 70392, month by month
70392 sees roughly 114 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 53° | 44° |
| April | 78° | 69° | 60° |
| July | 91° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 83° | 71° | 61° |
Flying in and out of 70392
The nearest airport, Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 66 miles away.
The best schools in and around 70392
Schools across 70392 average a C, better than 34% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Bayou Vista Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Berwick Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Stephensville Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Berwick Junior High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Evergreen Junior High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Patterson Junior High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Berwick High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- H. L. Bourgeois High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Morgan City High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70392 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70392 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 70392 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 70392
Is 70392 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70392 ranks 29,975th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, affordable childcare, and a stable housing market, 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 70392 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $157,214. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $63,468 median income, cost of living beats 42% of zip codes.
Is 70392 safe?
70392 is safer than 30% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $539 per resident a year.
Compare 70392 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70392. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70392 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.
70392 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70392: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70392: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70392: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70392: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70392 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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