Best Places70715, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70715, 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.
70715 ranks 33,093rd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 70715
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.
70715's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70715 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$584 a month, better than 86% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 53% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 85 pleasant days a year, better than 51% of zip codes
Where 70715 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70715
A household needs to earn about $15,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70715 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,115, 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 70715's effective rate of 0.18%, 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 70715
70715 runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 70715.
Who works in 70715, and how
Work in 70715 centers on education and admin & support services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 0%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in 70715
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 70715.
What the weather is like in 70715, month by month
70715 sees roughly 85 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 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 | 78° | 67° | 58° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of 70715
The nearest airport, Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 104 miles away.
The best schools in and around 70715
Schools across 70715 average a D+, better than 14% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Feliciana Middle SchoolB+ · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- West Feliciana High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Livonia High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70715 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70715 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 70715 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 70715
Is 70715 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70715 ranks 33,093rd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on state infrastructure and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 70715 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $63,246. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $47,115 median income, cost of living beats 10% of zip codes.
Is 70715 safe?
70715 is safer than 1% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,360 per resident a year.
Compare 70715 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70715. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70715 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.
70715 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70715: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70715: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70715: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70715: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70715 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.