Best PlacesEast Carollton, New Orleans, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Carollton, New Orleans, 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.
East Carollton, New Orleans ranks 3,278th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in East Carollton, New Orleans
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.
East Carollton, New Orleans' strengths and weaknesses
Where East Carollton, New Orleans ranks high
- Cheap childcare$702 a month, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
Where East Carollton, New Orleans ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in East Carollton, New Orleans
A household needs to earn about $153,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Carollton, New Orleans home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $102,887, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 East Carollton, New Orleans' effective rate of 0.72%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Carollton, New Orleans
East Carollton, New Orleans runs younger than the country, 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 East Carollton, New Orleans.
Who works in East Carollton, New Orleans, and how
Work in East Carollton, New Orleans centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 57%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 22%
Life in East Carollton, New Orleans
East Carollton, New Orleans has more restaurants and bars per resident than 72% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of East Carollton, New Orleans and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in East Carollton, New Orleans, month by month
East Carollton, New Orleans sees roughly 126 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 55° | 48° |
| April | 79° | 71° | 65° |
| July | 92° | 85° | 80° |
| October | 82° | 75° | 69° |
Flying in and out of East Carollton, New Orleans
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International sits about 9 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.2 million passengers in 2025, with 112 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around East Carollton, New Orleans
Schools across East Carollton, New Orleans average a D+, better than 23% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math And ScienceD · 16% proficient
- Noble MindsF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Haynes Academy School For Advanced StudiesA+ · 93% proficient
- Riverdale High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Carollton, New Orleans school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Carollton, New Orleans 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 East Carollton, New Orleans against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in East Carollton, New Orleans
Is East Carollton, New Orleans a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Carollton, New Orleans ranks 3,278th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, walkability, and an educated workforce, 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 East Carollton, New Orleans expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $590,652. The overall cost of living runs about 14% above the national average. Set against a $102,887 median income, cost of living beats 62% of neighborhoods.
Is East Carollton, New Orleans safe?
East Carollton, New Orleans is safer than 20% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $857 per resident a year.
Compare East Carollton, New Orleans with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Carollton, New Orleans. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Carollton, New Orleans 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.
East Carollton, New Orleans detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Carollton, New Orleans: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Carollton, New Orleans: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Carollton, New Orleans: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Carollton, New Orleans: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Carollton, New Orleans 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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