Best PlacesEstherwood, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Estherwood, 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.
Estherwood ranks 48,625th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Estherwood
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.
Estherwood's strengths and weaknesses
Where Estherwood ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 85% of towns
- BikingBetter than 77% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 73% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 71% of towns
Where Estherwood ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of towns
- Household income$41,484 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Estherwood
A household needs to earn about $20,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Estherwood home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $41,484, 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 Estherwood'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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Estherwood
Estherwood runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Estherwood.
Who works in Estherwood, and how
Work in Estherwood centers on public administration and real estate. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Estherwood
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Estherwood.
What the weather is like in Estherwood, month by month
Estherwood sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 65, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65° | 52° | 42° |
| April | 79° | 68° | 58° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 74° |
| October | 83° | 70° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Estherwood
The nearest airport, Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 132 miles away.
The best schools in and around Estherwood
Schools across Estherwood average a B−, better than 54% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Egan Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Estherwood Elementary SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- South Crowley Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top middle schools
- Crowley Middle SchoolF · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Midland High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Crowley High SchoolD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Estherwood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Estherwood 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 Estherwood against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Estherwood
Is Estherwood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Estherwood ranks 48,625th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, walkability, and biking, and lowest on education levels and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Estherwood expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $80,984. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $41,484 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Estherwood safe?
Yes, Estherwood is safer than 71% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $331 per resident a year.
Compare Estherwood with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Estherwood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Estherwood 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.
Estherwood detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Estherwood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Estherwood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Estherwood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Estherwood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Estherwood 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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