Best Places70446, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70446, 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.
70446 ranks 25,092nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 70446
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.
70446's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70446 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 78% of zip codes
Where 70446 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70446
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70446 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $77,335, 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 70446's effective rate of 0.29%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 70446
70446'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 70446.
Who works in 70446, and how
Work in 70446 centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 70446
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 70446.
What the weather is like in 70446, month by month
70446 sees roughly 88 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 70446
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International sits about 44 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 70446
Schools across 70446 average a D, better than 6% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Southeastern La University Lab SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Loranger Elementary SchoolD · 17% proficient
- Woodland Park MagnetF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Loranger Middle SchoolD · 21% proficient
Top high schools
- Loranger High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Hammond High Magnet SchoolD · 21% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70446 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70446 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 70446 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 70446
Is 70446 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70446 ranks 25,092nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, a strong job market, and a stable housing 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 70446 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $256,741. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $77,335 median income, cost of living beats 78% of zip codes.
Is 70446 safe?
70446 is safer than 29% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $518 per resident a year.
Compare 70446 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70446. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70446 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.
70446 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70446: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70446: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70446: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70446: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70446 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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