Best PlacesEvangeline, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Evangeline, 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.
Evangeline ranks 36,048th 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 Evangeline
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.
Evangeline's strengths and weaknesses
Where Evangeline ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 94% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of towns
- Household income$90,028 median, better than 77% of towns
Where Evangeline ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute45.7 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Evangeline
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Evangeline home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $90,028, 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 Evangeline's effective rate of 0.27%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Evangeline
Evangeline runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Evangeline.
Who works in Evangeline, and how
Work in Evangeline centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Evangeline
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Evangeline.
What the weather is like in Evangeline, month by month
Evangeline sees roughly 84 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 63, 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 | 63° | 50° | 40° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 83° | 68° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Evangeline
The nearest airport, Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 140 miles away.
The best schools in and around Evangeline
Schools across Evangeline average a B, better than 66% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Egan Elementary SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Evangeline Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Iota Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Iota Middle SchoolB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Iota High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
- Jennings High SchoolC · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Evangeline school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Evangeline 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 Evangeline against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Evangeline
Is Evangeline a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Evangeline ranks 36,048th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and fast internet, 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 Evangeline expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $174,331. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $90,028 median income, cost of living beats 87% of towns.
Is Evangeline safe?
Evangeline is safer than 31% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $467 per resident a year.
Compare Evangeline with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Evangeline. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Evangeline 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.
Evangeline detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Evangeline: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Evangeline: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Evangeline: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Evangeline: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Evangeline 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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