Best PlacesEvergreen, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Evergreen, 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.
Evergreen ranks 49,955th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Evergreen
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.
Evergreen's strengths and weaknesses
Where Evergreen ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$639 a month, better than 74% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 52% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 51% of towns
Where Evergreen ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$30,089 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Evergreen
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Evergreen home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $30,089, 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 Evergreen's effective rate of 0.18%, 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 Evergreen
Evergreen's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Evergreen.
Who works in Evergreen, and how
Work in Evergreen centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Evergreen
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Evergreen.
What the weather is like in Evergreen, month by month
Evergreen sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 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 | 78° | 67° | 58° |
| July | 91° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Evergreen
The nearest airport, Alexandria International, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 126 miles away.
The best schools in and around Evergreen
Schools across Evergreen average a D, better than 5% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Plaucheville Elementary SchoolC− · 26% proficient
- Bunkie Elementary SchoolD · 17% proficient
- Cottonport ElementaryF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Avoyelles High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Bunkie Magnet High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Evergreen school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Evergreen 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 Evergreen against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Evergreen
Is Evergreen a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Evergreen ranks 49,955th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, quiet, and affordable childcare, and lowest on a weak job market 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 Evergreen expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $149,759. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $30,089 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Evergreen safe?
Evergreen is safer than 22% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $540 per resident a year.
Compare Evergreen with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Evergreen. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Evergreen 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.
Evergreen detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Evergreen: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Evergreen: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Evergreen: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Evergreen: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Evergreen 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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