Best Places70580, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70580, 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.
70580 ranks 32,041st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 70580
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.
70580's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70580 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$637 a month, better than 82% of zip codes
Where 70580 ranks low
- Short commute47.7 minutes each way, better than only 1% of zip codes
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$44,021 median, better than only 6% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70580
A household needs to earn about $19,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70580 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $44,021, 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 70580's effective rate of 0.32%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 70580
70580 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 70580.
Who works in 70580, and how
Work in 70580 centers on education and construction. Unemployment is low, 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 70580
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 70580.
What the weather is like in 70580, month by month
70580 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 70580
The nearest airport, Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 138 miles away.
The best schools in and around 70580
Schools across 70580 average a C−, better than 23% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- James Stephens Montessori SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Mamou High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70580 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70580 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 70580 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 70580
Is 70580 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70580 ranks 32,041st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, fast internet, and a strong job market, and lowest on long commutes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 70580 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $78,600. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $44,021 median income, cost of living beats 10% of zip codes.
Is 70580 safe?
70580 is safer than 16% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $627 per resident a year.
Compare 70580 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70580. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70580 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.
70580 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70580: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70580: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70580: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70580: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70580 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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