Best Places70652, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70652, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
70652 ranks 25,861st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 70652
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.
70652's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70652 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 91% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$612 a month, better than 84% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 70% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 70652 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Short commute39.4 minutes each way, better than only 4% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70652
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70652 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $82,721, 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 70652's effective rate of 0.15%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 70652
70652 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 70652.
Who works in 70652, and how
Work in 70652 centers on manufacturing and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 97%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 70652
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 70652.
What the weather is like in 70652, month by month
70652 sees roughly 92 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 51° | 42° |
| April | 78° | 67° | 58° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of 70652
The nearest airport, Lake Charles Regional, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 132 miles away.
The best schools in and around 70652
Schools across 70652 average a C+, better than 43% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- South Beauregard Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- East Beauregard Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Beauregard Upper Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- South Beauregard High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70652 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70652 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 70652 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 70652
Is 70652 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70652 ranks 25,861st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and affordable childcare, 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 70652 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $222,278. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $82,721 median income, cost of living beats 68% of zip codes.
Is 70652 safe?
70652 is safer than 46% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $420 per resident a year.
Compare 70652 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70652. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70652 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.
70652 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70652: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70652: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70652: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70652: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70652 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.