Best Places70513, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70513, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
70513 ranks 32,095th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 70513
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.
70513's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70513 ranks high
- Short commute11.4 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 91% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 84% of zip codes
Where 70513 ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$43,451 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70513
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70513 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,451, 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 70513's effective rate of 0.24%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 70513
70513 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 70513.
Who works in 70513, and how
Work in 70513 centers on manufacturing and professional & technical. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 70513
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 70513.
What the weather is like in 70513, month by month
70513 sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 64, 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 | 64° | 53° | 44° |
| April | 80° | 69° | 60° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 84° | 71° | 62° |
Flying in and out of 70513
The nearest airport, Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 98 miles away.
The best schools in and around 70513
Schools across 70513 average a C, better than 28% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Jefferson Island Road ElementaryC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Iberia Middle SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Delcambre High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70513 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70513 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 70513 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 70513
Is 70513 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70513 ranks 32,095th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, low property taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on disaster risk and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 70513 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $115,600. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $43,451 median income, cost of living beats 12% of zip codes.
Is 70513 safe?
70513 is safer than 7% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $836 per resident a year.
Compare 70513 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70513. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70513 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.
70513 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70513: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70513: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70513: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70513: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70513 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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