Best PlacesBelle River, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Belle River, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Belle River ranks 47,645th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Belle River
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.
Belle River's strengths and weaknesses
Where Belle River ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 84% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 114 pleasant days a year, better than 77% of towns
Where Belle River ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Belle River
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Belle River home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,859, 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 Belle River's effective rate of 0.40%, 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 Belle River
Belle River runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Belle River.
Who works in Belle River, and how
Work in Belle River centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Belle River
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Belle River.
What the weather is like in Belle River, month by month
Belle River sees roughly 114 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 53° | 44° |
| April | 78° | 69° | 60° |
| July | 91° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 83° | 71° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Belle River
The nearest airport, Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 55 miles away.
The best schools in and around Belle River
Schools across Belle River average a B−, better than 58% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Stephensville Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- J.s. Aucoin Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Bayou L'ourse Primary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Morgan City Junior High SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Morgan City High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Belle River school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Belle River 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 Belle River against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Belle River
Is Belle River a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Belle River ranks 47,645th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, quiet, and low property taxes, and lowest on disaster risk and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Belle River expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $184,485. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $54,859 median income, cost of living beats 32% of towns.
Is Belle River safe?
Belle River is safer than 3% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $979 per resident a year.
Compare Belle River with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Belle River. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Belle River 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.
Belle River detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Belle River: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Belle River: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Belle River: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Belle River: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Belle River 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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