Best PlacesBeauregard Parish, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Beauregard Parish, 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.
Beauregard Parish ranks 2,440th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Beauregard Parish
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.
The best areas in Beauregard Parish
The parts of Beauregard Parish, ranked by the BestNeighborhood standard score across every neighborhood, highest scoring first. Each note says how that part differs from the rest of the county.
Deridder
Fewer homes sit empty, advertised internet is faster, and commutes are shorter.
Singer
Incomes run higher and local pay stretches further.
Ragley
It is quieter, though prices have run up more.
Scores across Beauregard Parish run from about the 3rd to the 49th percentile nationally. The map is where that becomes a choice of area.
Beauregard Parish's strengths and weaknesses
Where Beauregard Parish ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 77% of counties
- Cheap childcare$612 a month, better than 72% of counties
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 66% of counties
Where Beauregard Parish ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of counties
- Short commute33.2 minutes each way, better than only 7% of counties
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 8% of counties
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 14% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Beauregard Parish
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Beauregard Parish home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $70,940, 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 Beauregard Parish's effective rate of 0.23%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Beauregard Parish
Beauregard Parish runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Beauregard Parish.
Who works in Beauregard Parish, and how
Work in Beauregard Parish centers on manufacturing and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Beauregard Parish
Beauregard Parish has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of counties and less parkland per resident than most counties. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Beauregard Parish and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Beauregard Parish growing, and who is moving in?
Beauregard Parish has grown about 1% over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Vernon Parish, LA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Beauregard Parish go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Beauregard Parish, month by month
Beauregard Parish sees roughly 90 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 50° | 42° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 58° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Beauregard Parish
The nearest airport, Lake Charles Regional, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 133 miles away.
The best schools in and around Beauregard Parish
Schools across Beauregard Parish average a C, better than 41% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Anacoco Elementary SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- South Beauregard Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Pine Wood Elementary SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Beauregard Upper Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Vernon Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Deridder Junior High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Pickering High SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Deridder High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- South Beauregard High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Beauregard Parish school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Beauregard Parish 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 Beauregard Parish against the other 3,143 counties.
Who Beauregard Parish suits
Families
Schools land around the 41st percentile and crime safety beats 59%.
Retirees
Set weather, quiet, and health care weights on the map to test the fit.
Common questions about living in Beauregard Parish
Is Beauregard Parish a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Beauregard Parish ranks 2,440th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on low property taxes, a stable housing market, 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 Beauregard Parish expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $173,578. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $70,940 median income, cost of living beats 66% of counties.
Is Beauregard Parish safe?
Yes, Beauregard Parish is safer than 59% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $416 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Beauregard Parish?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 62 with lows near 42. That works out to about 90 pleasant days a year, more than 52% of counties.
What are the best neighborhoods in Beauregard Parish?
Using the default rankings, the highest-scoring areas are Deridder, Singer, and Ragley. The ranked list and the re-weightable map above let you re-sort them for your own priorities.
Compare Beauregard Parish with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Beauregard Parish. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Beauregard Parish 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.
Beauregard Parish detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Beauregard Parish: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Beauregard Parish: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Beauregard Parish: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Beauregard Parish: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Beauregard Parish 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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