Best Places70458, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70458, 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.
70458 ranks 22,657th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. Car insurance costs pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on cell coverage.
The best neighborhoods in 70458
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.
70458's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70458 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 114 pleasant days a year, better than 72% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 72% of zip codes
Where 70458 ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70458
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70458 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,312, 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 70458's effective rate of 0.67%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 70458
70458'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 70458.
Who works in 70458, and how
Work in 70458 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 70458
70458 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 82% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 76% of zip codes. The coast is about 30 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 70458 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 70458, month by month
70458 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 70458
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International sits about 35 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 70458
Schools across 70458 average a C, better than 30% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Whispering Forest Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Honey Island Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Bonne Ecole Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top middle schools
- Little Oak Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Clearwood Junior High SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Slidell Junior High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Northshore High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
- Slidell High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Pearl River High SchoolD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70458 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70458 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 70458 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 70458 suits
Families
Schools land around the 30th percentile and crime safety beats 65%.
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 12% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 72% of zip codes and health care access beats 61%.
Common questions about living in 70458
Is 70458 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70458 ranks 22,657th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, walkability, and fast internet, and lowest on car insurance costs and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 70458 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $244,411. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $76,312 median income, cost of living beats 65% of zip codes.
Is 70458 safe?
Yes, 70458 is safer than 65% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $359 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 70458?
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 70458 good for families?
Schools beat 30% of zip codes, crime safety beats 65%, and childcare runs $737 a month.
Compare 70458 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70458. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70458 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.
70458 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70458: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70458: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70458: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70458: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70458 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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