Best PlacesBuhler, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Buhler, 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.
Buhler ranks 31,253rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Buhler
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.
Buhler's strengths and weaknesses
Where Buhler ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 77% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 74% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 74% of towns
Where Buhler ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Buhler
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Buhler home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,437, 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 Buhler's effective rate of 0.50%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Buhler
Buhler runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Buhler.
Who works in Buhler, and how
Work in Buhler centers on education and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Buhler
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Buhler.
What the weather is like in Buhler, month by month
Buhler sees roughly 98 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 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° | 51° | 42° |
| April | 78° | 67° | 58° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Buhler
The nearest airport, Lake Charles Regional, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 120 miles away.
The best schools in and around Buhler
Schools across Buhler average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- E. K. Key Elementary SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
- Dequincy Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Leblanc Middle SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Dequincy Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Sulphur High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Dequincy High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Buhler school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Buhler 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 Buhler against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Buhler
Is Buhler a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Buhler ranks 31,253rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, a stable housing market, and low property taxes, 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 Buhler expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $195,000. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $81,437 median income, cost of living beats 74% of towns.
Is Buhler safe?
Yes, Buhler is safer than 74% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $309 per resident a year.
Compare Buhler with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Buhler. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Buhler 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.
Buhler detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Buhler: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Buhler: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Buhler: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Buhler: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Buhler 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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