Best PlacesElmfield, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Elmfield, 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.
Elmfield ranks 41,098th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Elmfield
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.
Elmfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Elmfield ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 86% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 80% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 77% of towns
Where Elmfield ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Elmfield
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Elmfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $79,487, 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 Elmfield's effective rate of 0.33%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Elmfield
Elmfield's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Elmfield.
Who works in Elmfield, and how
Work in Elmfield centers on construction and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Elmfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Elmfield.
What the weather is like in Elmfield, month by month
Elmfield sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 53° | 44° |
| April | 81° | 69° | 59° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 83° | 71° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Elmfield
The nearest airport, Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 45 miles away.
The best schools in and around Elmfield
Schools across Elmfield average a C, better than 31% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Napoleonville Primary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Napoleonville Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Assumption High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- St. James High SchoolC− · 29% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Elmfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Elmfield 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 Elmfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Elmfield
Is Elmfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Elmfield ranks 41,098th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and cell coverage, and lowest on car insurance costs and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Elmfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $204,068. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $79,487 median income, cost of living beats 80% of towns.
Is Elmfield safe?
Elmfield is safer than 11% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $675 per resident a year.
Compare Elmfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Elmfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Elmfield 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.
Elmfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Elmfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Elmfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Elmfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Elmfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Elmfield 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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