Best PlacesEvans, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Evans, 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.
Evans ranks 44,598th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Evans
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.
Evans' strengths and weaknesses
Where Evans ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 87% of towns
Where Evans ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
Who lives in Evans
Evans runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Evans.
Who works in Evans, and how
Work in Evans centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Evans
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Evans.
What the weather is like in Evans, month by month
Evans sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 50° | 42° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 58° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Evans
The nearest airport, Alexandria International, is about 60 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 130 miles away.
The best schools in and around Evans
Schools across Evans average a C+, better than 49% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Anacoco Elementary SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Rosepine Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Vernon Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Pickering High SchoolC · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Evans school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Evans 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 Evans against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Evans
Is Evans a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Evans ranks 44,598th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, quiet, and tree cover, and lowest on state infrastructure and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Evans safe?
Evans is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $739 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Evans?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 62 with lows near 42. That works out to about 87 pleasant days a year, more than 56% of towns.
Compare Evans with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Evans. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Evans 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.
Evans detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Evans: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Evans: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Evans: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Evans: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Evans 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.
- 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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