Best PlacesDixie Gardens, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dixie Gardens, 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.
Dixie Gardens ranks 47,049th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on biking by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Dixie Gardens
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.
Dixie Gardens' strengths and weaknesses
Where Dixie Gardens ranks high
- BikingBetter than 93% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 73% of towns
Where Dixie Gardens ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Household income$40,359 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dixie Gardens
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dixie Gardens home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $40,359; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Dixie Gardens' effective rate of 0.99%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Dixie Gardens
Dixie Gardens runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dixie Gardens.
Who works in Dixie Gardens, and how
Work in Dixie Gardens centers on hospitality & food and wholesale trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Dixie Gardens
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dixie Gardens.
What the weather is like in Dixie Gardens, month by month
Dixie Gardens 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 Dixie Gardens
The nearest airport, Shreveport Regional, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 186 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dixie Gardens
Schools across Dixie Gardens average a B−, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sun City Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Elm Grove Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- University Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Caddo Parish Middle Magnet SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Elm Grove Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Parkway High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Captain Shreve High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dixie Gardens school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dixie Gardens 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 Dixie Gardens against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dixie Gardens
Is Dixie Gardens a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dixie Gardens ranks 47,049th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on biking, cell coverage, and a stable housing market, and lowest on state infrastructure and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Dixie Gardens expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $166,765. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $40,359 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Dixie Gardens safe?
Dixie Gardens is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $854 per resident a year.
Compare Dixie Gardens with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dixie Gardens. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dixie Gardens 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.
Dixie Gardens detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dixie Gardens: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dixie Gardens: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dixie Gardens: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dixie Gardens: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dixie Gardens 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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