Best Places70662, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70662, 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.
70662 ranks 26,111th 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 70662
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.
70662's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70662 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 90% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 70662 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Short commute45.0 minutes each way, better than only 1% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 11% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70662
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70662 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $94,766, 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 70662's effective rate of 0.22%, 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 70662
70662 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 70662.
Who works in 70662, and how
Work in 70662 centers on retail trade and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 70662
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 70662.
What the weather is like in 70662, month by month
70662 sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 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° | 50° | 42° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 58° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of 70662
The nearest airport, Alexandria International, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 150 miles away.
The best schools in and around 70662
Schools across 70662 average a C, better than 30% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Pine Wood Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- East Beauregard Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Beauregard Upper Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Deridder High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- South Beauregard High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70662 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70662 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 70662 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 70662
Is 70662 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70662 ranks 26,111th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, a stable housing market, and tree cover, 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 70662 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $171,300. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $94,766 median income, cost of living beats 84% of zip codes.
Is 70662 safe?
70662 is safer than 11% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $720 per resident a year.
Compare 70662 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70662. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70662 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.
70662 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70662: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70662: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70662: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70662: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70662 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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