Best PlacesCrichton, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Crichton, 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.
Crichton ranks 49,815th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Crichton
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.
Crichton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Crichton ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 83% of towns
- Cheap childcare$636 a month, better than 75% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 51% of towns
Where Crichton ranks low
- Short commute52.6 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Crichton
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Crichton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,375, 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 Crichton's effective rate of 0.11%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Crichton
Crichton runs older 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 Crichton.
Who works in Crichton, and how
Work in Crichton centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Crichton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Crichton.
What the weather is like in Crichton, month by month
Crichton sees roughly 71 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 Crichton
The nearest airport, Shreveport Regional, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 188 miles away.
The best schools in and around Crichton
Schools across Crichton average a D, better than 5% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Red River Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Red River Junior High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Red River High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Crichton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Crichton 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 Crichton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Crichton
Is Crichton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Crichton ranks 49,815th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, a stable housing market, and civic engagement, and lowest on long commutes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Crichton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $151,791. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $59,375 median income, cost of living beats 23% of towns.
Is Crichton safe?
Crichton is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $907 per resident a year.
Compare Crichton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Crichton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Crichton 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.
Crichton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Crichton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Crichton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Crichton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Crichton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Crichton 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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