Best Places70808, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 70808, 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.
70808 ranks 13,714th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 70808
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.
70808's strengths and weaknesses
Where 70808 ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Short commute18.1 minutes each way, better than 91% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 90% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than 89% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 70808 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 14% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 70808
A household needs to earn about $118,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 70808 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $95,238, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 70808's effective rate of 0.63%, 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 70808
70808 runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 70808.
Who works in 70808, and how
Work in 70808 centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 70808
70808 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 84% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 97% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 70808 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 70808, month by month
70808 sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 80° | 69° | 59° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 84° | 71° | 61° |
Flying in and out of 70808
The nearest airport, Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field, is about 9 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 60 miles away.
The best schools in and around 70808
Schools across 70808 average a C, better than 35% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- B. R. Foreign Language Acad. Immersion MagnetA · 67% proficient
- Baton Rouge Center For Visual And Performing ArtsA− · 58% proficient
- Buchanan Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Glasgow Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Westdale Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Kenilworth Science And Technology Charter SchoolF · 12% proficient
Top high schools
- Liberty High SchoolB · 48% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 70808 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
70808 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 70808 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 70808 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 86% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 11% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 68% of zip codes and health care access beats 63%.
Common questions about living in 70808
Is 70808 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 70808 ranks 13,714th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on an educated workforce, short commutes, and transit, 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 70808 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $460,458. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $95,238 median income, cost of living beats 86% of zip codes.
Is 70808 safe?
70808 is safer than 21% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $604 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 70808?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 43. That works out to about 108 pleasant days a year, more than 68% of zip codes.
Is 70808 good for families?
Schools beat 35% of zip codes, crime safety beats 21%, and childcare runs $676 a month.
Compare 70808 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 70808. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 70808 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.
70808 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 70808: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 70808: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 70808: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 70808: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
70808 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.