Best Places70448, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70448, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
70448 ranks 8,198th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on health care access.
The best neighborhoods in 70448
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.
70448's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70448 ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 70448 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70448
A household needs to earn about $96,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70448 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $100,291, 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 70448's effective rate of 0.79%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 70448
70448'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 70448.
Who works in 70448, and how
Work in 70448 centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 70448
70448 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of zip codes. The coast is about 49 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of 70448 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 70448, month by month
70448 sees roughly 114 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 79° | 68° | 58° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 83° | 70° | 60° |
Flying in and out of 70448
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International sits about 29 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 70448
Schools across 70448 average an A−, better than 81% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pontchartrain Elementary SchoolA · 70% proficient
- Woodlake Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Magnolia Trace Elementary SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tchefuncte Middle SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Mandeville Junior High SchoolA · 61% proficient
- Mandeville Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
Top high schools
- Mandeville High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Fontainebleau High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Lakeshore High SchoolB · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70448 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70448 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 70448 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 70448 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 87% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 17% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 72% of zip codes and health care access beats 89%.
Common questions about living in 70448
Is 70448 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70448 ranks 8,198th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on health care access, an educated workforce, and what local pay buys, 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 70448 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $367,041. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $100,291 median income, cost of living beats 87% of zip codes.
Is 70448 safe?
Yes, 70448 is safer than 78% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $285 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 70448?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 43. That works out to about 114 pleasant days a year, more than 72% of zip codes.
Is 70448 good for families?
Schools beat 81% of zip codes, crime safety beats 78%, and childcare runs $737 a month.
Compare 70448 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70448. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70448 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.
70448 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70448: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70448: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70448: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70448: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70448 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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