Best Places70607, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70607, 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.
70607 ranks 29,959th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in 70607
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.
70607's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70607 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Short commute18.8 minutes each way, better than 89% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 78% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$710 a month, better than 72% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 68% of zip codes
Where 70607 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- School gradeD, better than only 8% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70607
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70607 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,840, 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 70607's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 70607
70607 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 70607.
Who works in 70607, and how
Work in 70607 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in 70607
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 70607.
What the weather is like in 70607, month by month
70607 sees roughly 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 53° | 42° |
| April | 80° | 69° | 58° |
| July | 93° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 85° | 71° | 60° |
Flying in and out of 70607
The nearest airport, Lake Charles Regional, is about 2 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 129 miles away.
The best schools in and around 70607
Schools across 70607 average a D, better than 8% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Dolby Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Grand Lake ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- St. John Elementary SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- F. K. White Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Oak Park Middle SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Grand Lake High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Alfred M. Barbe High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Lagrange High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70607 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70607 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 70607 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 70607 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 10% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 70607
Is 70607 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70607 ranks 29,959th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, short commutes, and fast internet, 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 70607 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $209,776. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $63,840 median income, cost of living beats 40% of zip codes.
Is 70607 safe?
70607 is safer than 18% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $619 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 70607?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 66 with lows near 42. That works out to about 90 pleasant days a year, more than 56% of zip codes.
Is 70607 good for families?
Schools beat 8% of zip codes, crime safety beats 18%, and childcare runs $710 a month.
Compare 70607 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70607. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70607 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.
70607 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70607: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70607: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70607: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70607: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70607 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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