Best PlacesBuckeye, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Buckeye, 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.
Buckeye ranks 30,903rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Buckeye
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.
Buckeye's strengths and weaknesses
Where Buckeye ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 84% of towns
- QuietBetter than 75% of towns
Where Buckeye ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 16% of towns
- Short commute34.3 minutes each way, better than only 16% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Buckeye
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Buckeye home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,436, 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 Buckeye's effective rate of 0.18%, 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 Buckeye
Buckeye runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Buckeye.
Who works in Buckeye, and how
Work in Buckeye centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Buckeye
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Buckeye.
What the weather is like in Buckeye, month by month
Buckeye sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 83° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Buckeye
The nearest airport, Alexandria International, is about 23 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 148 miles away.
The best schools in and around Buckeye
Schools across Buckeye average a B−, better than 50% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Olla-standard Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Nebo Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pineville Junior High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Lasalle Junior High SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Buckeye High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Lasalle High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Buckeye school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Buckeye 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 Buckeye against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Buckeye
Is Buckeye a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Buckeye ranks 30,903rd of 50,333 towns. 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 Buckeye expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $218,414. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $66,436 median income, cost of living beats 31% of towns.
Is Buckeye safe?
Yes, Buckeye is safer than 62% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $336 per resident a year.
Compare Buckeye with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Buckeye. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Buckeye 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.
Buckeye detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Buckeye: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Buckeye: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Buckeye: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Buckeye: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Buckeye 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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