Best Places70435, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70435, 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.
70435 ranks 20,551st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 70435
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.
70435's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70435 ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 81% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 73% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 71% of zip codes
Where 70435 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70435
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70435 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,351, 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 70435's effective rate of 0.68%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 70435
70435'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 70435.
Who works in 70435, and how
Work in 70435 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 70435
70435 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 70435 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 70435, month by month
70435 sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 51° | 42° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of 70435
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International sits about 39 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 70435
Schools across 70435 average a C+, better than 50% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Joseph B. Lancaster Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Abita Springs Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- E. E. Lyon Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Abita Springs Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Madisonville Junior High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- William Pitcher Junior High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Fontainebleau High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Covington High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Hammond High Magnet SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70435 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70435 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 70435 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 70435 suits
Families
Schools land around the 50th percentile and crime safety beats 63%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 15% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 66% of zip codes, health care access beats 70%, and it is quieter than 59%.
Common questions about living in 70435
Is 70435 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70435 ranks 20,551st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on tree cover, a stable housing market, and a strong job market, and lowest on state infrastructure and car insurance costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 70435 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $284,507. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $80,351 median income, cost of living beats 62% of zip codes.
Is 70435 safe?
Yes, 70435 is safer than 63% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $346 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 70435?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 63 with lows near 42. That works out to about 104 pleasant days a year, more than 66% of zip codes.
Is 70435 good for families?
Schools beat 50% of zip codes, crime safety beats 63%, and childcare runs $737 a month.
Compare 70435 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70435. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70435 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.
70435 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70435: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70435: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70435: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70435: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70435 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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