Best Places71111, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 71111, 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.
71111 ranks 19,059th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on short commutes.
The best neighborhoods in 71111
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.
71111's strengths and weaknesses
Where 71111 ranks high
- Short commute20.7 minutes each way, better than 82% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 80% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 79% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 75% of zip codes
Where 71111 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
- Heat safetyBetter than only 16% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 71111
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 71111 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,780, 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 71111's effective rate of 0.72%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 71111
71111 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 71111.
Who works in 71111, and how
Work in 71111 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 71111
71111 has more restaurants and bars per resident than 85% of zip codes and more parkland per resident than 78% of zip codes. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of 71111 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 71111, month by month
71111 sees roughly 91 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 48° | 40° |
| April | 78° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 95° | 85° | 77° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of 71111
The nearest airport, Shreveport Regional, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 184 miles away.
The best schools in and around 71111
Schools across 71111 average a C+, better than 49% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Legacy Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Stockwell Place Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Kingston Elementary SchoolA · 62% proficient
Top middle schools
- Caddo Parish Middle Magnet SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Benton Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Cope Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- Benton High SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
- Airline High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Northwood High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 71111 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
71111 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 71111 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 71111 suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 8% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 71111
Is 71111 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 71111 ranks 19,059th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, fast internet, 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 71111 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $241,482. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $78,780 median income, cost of living beats 56% of zip codes.
Is 71111 safe?
71111 is safer than 25% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $605 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 71111?
July highs average about 95 degrees, and January highs near 59 with lows near 40. That works out to about 91 pleasant days a year, more than 56% of zip codes.
Is 71111 good for families?
Schools beat 49% of zip codes, crime safety beats 25%, and childcare runs $732 a month.
Compare 71111 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 71111. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 71111 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.
71111 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 71111: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 71111: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 71111: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 71111: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
71111 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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