Best Places71225, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 71225, 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.
71225 ranks 21,561st of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. State infrastructure pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on low property taxes.
The best neighborhoods in 71225
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.
71225's strengths and weaknesses
Where 71225 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 83% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than 75% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 74% of zip codes
Where 71225 ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 11% of zip codes
- Short commute34.6 minutes each way, better than only 12% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 71225
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 71225 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $78,431, 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 71225's effective rate of 0.44%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 71225
71225 runs older 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 71225.
Who works in 71225, and how
Work in 71225 centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 71225
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 71225.
What the weather is like in 71225, month by month
71225 sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 47° | 39° |
| April | 77° | 64° | 54° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 80° | 66° | 56° |
Flying in and out of 71225
The nearest airport, Monroe Regional, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 213 miles away.
The best schools in and around 71225
Schools across 71225 average a B−, better than 56% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Drew Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Central Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Ridge Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Calhoun Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- West Ouachita High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- West Monroe High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 71225 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
71225 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 71225 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 71225
Is 71225 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 71225 ranks 21,561st of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, low disaster risk, and civic engagement, 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 71225 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $220,559. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $78,431 median income, cost of living beats 63% of zip codes.
Is 71225 safe?
71225 is safer than 48% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $415 per resident a year.
Compare 71225 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 71225. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 71225 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.
71225 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 71225: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 71225: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 71225: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 71225: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
71225 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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