Best Places71037, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 71037, 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.
71037 ranks 19,332nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a strong job market.
The best neighborhoods in 71037
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.
71037's strengths and weaknesses
Where 71037 ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 84% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 77% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 76% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 71037 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 71037
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 71037 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,815, 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 71037's effective rate of 0.56%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 71037
71037'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 71037.
Who works in 71037, and how
Work in 71037 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in 71037
71037 has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 71037 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 71037, month by month
71037 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 47° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 75° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of 71037
The nearest airport, Shreveport Regional, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 192 miles away.
The best schools in and around 71037
Schools across 71037 average a B−, better than 59% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Legacy Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Stockwell Place Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Benton Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Top middle schools
- Benton Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Cope Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
- Haughton Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Benton High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Haughton High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Airline High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 71037 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
71037 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 71037 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 71037 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 7% already work from home.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in 71037
Is 71037 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 71037 ranks 19,332nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a strong job market, fast internet, and tree cover, 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 71037 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $216,522. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $76,815 median income, cost of living beats 50% of zip codes.
Is 71037 safe?
Yes, 71037 is safer than 58% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $375 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 71037?
July highs average about 94 degrees, and January highs near 59 with lows near 37. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 26% of zip codes.
Is 71037 good for families?
Schools beat 59% of zip codes, crime safety beats 58%, and childcare runs $732 a month.
Compare 71037 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 71037. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 71037 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.
71037 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 71037: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 71037: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 71037: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 71037: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
71037 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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