Best Places70515, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70515, 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.
70515 ranks 30,221st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 70515
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.
70515's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70515 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$668 a month, better than 78% of zip codes
Where 70515 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Short commute42.7 minutes each way, better than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70515
A household needs to earn about $47,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70515 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,757, 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 70515's effective rate of 0.33%, 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 70515
70515 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 70515.
Who works in 70515, and how
Work in 70515 centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 70515
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 70515.
What the weather is like in 70515, month by month
70515 sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 50° | 40° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 83° | 68° | 56° |
Flying in and out of 70515
The nearest airport, Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 142 miles away.
The best schools in and around 70515
Schools across 70515 average a C, better than 34% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Iota Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- W. W. Stewart Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- James Stephens Montessori SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Iota Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Iota High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Eunice High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Basile High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70515 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70515 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 70515 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 70515
Is 70515 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70515 ranks 30,221st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and fast internet, and lowest on state infrastructure and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 70515 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $193,134. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $65,757 median income, cost of living beats 38% of zip codes.
Is 70515 safe?
70515 is safer than 20% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $575 per resident a year.
Compare 70515 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70515. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70515 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.
70515 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70515: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70515: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70515: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70515: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70515 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.