Best PlacesDry Prong, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Dry Prong, 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.
Dry Prong ranks 30,488th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Dry Prong
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.
Dry Prong's strengths and weaknesses
Where Dry Prong ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
- Short commute21.9 minutes each way, better than 80% of towns
- Cheap childcare$657 a month, better than 72% of towns
Where Dry Prong ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Dry Prong
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Dry Prong home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,560, 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 Dry Prong's effective rate of 0.35%, 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 Dry Prong
Dry Prong runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Dry Prong.
Who works in Dry Prong, and how
Work in Dry Prong centers on health care & social and other services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Dry Prong
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Dry Prong.
What the weather is like in Dry Prong, month by month
Dry Prong sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 49° | 40° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 83° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Dry Prong
The nearest airport, Alexandria International, is about 11 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 169 miles away.
The best schools in and around Dry Prong
Schools across Dry Prong average a C, better than 34% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mary Goff Elementary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Pollock Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
- South Grant Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Top middle schools
- Tioga Junior High SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Grant Junior High SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Grant High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Tioga High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Dry Prong school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Dry Prong 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 Dry Prong against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Dry Prong
Is Dry Prong a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Dry Prong ranks 30,488th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and a strong job market, 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 Dry Prong expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $172,364. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $76,560 median income, cost of living beats 56% of towns.
Is Dry Prong safe?
Dry Prong is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $492 per resident a year.
Compare Dry Prong with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Dry Prong. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Dry Prong 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.
Dry Prong detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Dry Prong: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Dry Prong: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Dry Prong: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Dry Prong: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Dry Prong 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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