Best PlacesFort Polk North, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fort Polk North, 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.
Fort Polk North ranks 35,378th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fort Polk North
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.
Fort Polk North's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fort Polk North ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Short commute14.2 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of towns
Where Fort Polk North ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
Who lives in Fort Polk North
Fort Polk North runs younger than the country, 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 Fort Polk North.
Who works in Fort Polk North, and how
Work in Fort Polk North centers on hospitality & food and retail trade. Unemployment runs well above the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Fort Polk North
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fort Polk North.
What the weather is like in Fort Polk North, month by month
Fort Polk North sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 41. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 50° | 41° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 58° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 60° |
Flying in and out of Fort Polk North
The nearest airport, Alexandria International, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 149 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fort Polk North
Schools across Fort Polk North average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Anacoco Elementary SchoolA− · 55% 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 Fort Polk North school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fort Polk North 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 Fort Polk North against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fort Polk North
Is Fort Polk North a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fort Polk North ranks 35,378th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, short commutes, and quiet, and lowest on state infrastructure and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fort Polk North safe?
Fort Polk North is safer than 14% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $611 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Fort Polk North?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 41. That works out to about 83 pleasant days a year, more than 51% of towns.
Compare Fort Polk North with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fort Polk North. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fort Polk North 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.
Fort Polk North detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fort Polk North: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fort Polk North: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fort Polk North: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fort Polk North: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fort Polk North 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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