Best Places70763, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70763, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
70763 ranks 15,847th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 70763
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.
70763's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70763 ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than 92% of zip codes
- Household income$120,492 median, better than 90% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of zip codes
Where 70763 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70763
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70763 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $120,492, 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 70763's effective rate of 0.44%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 70763
70763's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 70763.
Who works in 70763, and how
Work in 70763 centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 70763
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 70763.
What the weather is like in 70763, month by month
70763 sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 53° | 44° |
| April | 81° | 69° | 59° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 83° | 71° | 62° |
Flying in and out of 70763
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International sits about 29 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.2 million passengers in 2025, with 112 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 70763
Schools across 70763 average a C+, better than 42% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Paulina Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Gramercy Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Sixth Ward Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Lutcher High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- St. James High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70763 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70763 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 70763 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 70763
Is 70763 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70763 ranks 15,847th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cell coverage, few empty homes, and high incomes, 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 70763 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $329,075. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $120,492 median income, cost of living beats 88% of zip codes.
Is 70763 safe?
70763 is safer than 53% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $383 per resident a year.
Compare 70763 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70763. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70763 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.
70763 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70763: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70763: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70763: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70763: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70763 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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