Best PlacesBarksdale Afb, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Barksdale Afb, 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.
Barksdale Afb ranks 29,001st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Barksdale Afb
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.
Barksdale Afb's strengths and weaknesses
Where Barksdale Afb ranks high
- Short commute11.7 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 98% of towns
- BikingBetter than 91% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 91% of towns
- TransitBetter than 90% of towns
Where Barksdale Afb ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Barksdale Afb
A household needs to earn about $37,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Barksdale Afb home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,251, 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 Barksdale Afb's effective rate of 0.66%, 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 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Barksdale Afb
Barksdale Afb 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 Barksdale Afb.
Who works in Barksdale Afb, and how
Work in Barksdale Afb centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Barksdale Afb
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Barksdale Afb.
What the weather is like in Barksdale Afb, month by month
Barksdale Afb 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 Barksdale Afb
The nearest airport, Shreveport Regional, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 187 miles away.
The best schools in and around Barksdale Afb
Schools across Barksdale Afb average a D−, better than 3% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Princeton Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Bellaire Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- R. V. Kerr Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Elm Grove Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Rusheon Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Parkway High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Bossier High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Barksdale Afb school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Barksdale Afb 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 Barksdale Afb against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Barksdale Afb
Is Barksdale Afb a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Barksdale Afb ranks 29,001st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, population health, and biking, and lowest on civic engagement and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Barksdale Afb expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $142,650. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $69,251 median income, cost of living beats 35% of towns.
Is Barksdale Afb safe?
Barksdale Afb is safer than 33% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $492 per resident a year.
Compare Barksdale Afb with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Barksdale Afb. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Barksdale Afb 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.
Barksdale Afb detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Barksdale Afb: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Barksdale Afb: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Barksdale Afb: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Barksdale Afb: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Barksdale Afb 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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