Best Places70665, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70665, 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.
70665 ranks 19,670th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a stable housing market.
The best neighborhoods in 70665
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.
70665's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70665 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of zip codes
- Short commute20.3 minutes each way, better than 84% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$710 a month, better than 72% of zip codes
Where 70665 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70665
A household needs to earn about $64,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70665 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,065, 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 70665's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 70665
70665 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 70665.
Who works in 70665, and how
Work in 70665 centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 70665
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 70665.
What the weather is like in 70665, month by month
70665 sees roughly 105 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 54° | 45° |
| April | 80° | 70° | 62° |
| July | 93° | 83° | 77° |
| October | 83° | 72° | 63° |
Flying in and out of 70665
The nearest airport, Lake Charles Regional, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 118 miles away.
The best schools in and around 70665
Schools across 70665 average a B−, better than 52% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Vincent Settlement Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Frasch Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Cypress Cove Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- W. W. Lewis Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Leblanc Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- S. J. Welsh Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Alfred M. Barbe High SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Sulphur High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Vinton High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70665 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70665 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 70665 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 70665
Is 70665 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70665 ranks 19,670th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and short commutes, and lowest on state infrastructure and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 70665 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $257,572. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $88,065 median income, cost of living beats 83% of zip codes.
Is 70665 safe?
70665 is safer than 51% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $396 per resident a year.
Compare 70665 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70665. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70665 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.
70665 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70665: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70665: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70665: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70665: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70665 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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