Best PlacesFrench Settlement, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around French Settlement, 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.
French Settlement ranks 41,405th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in French Settlement
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.
French Settlement's strengths and weaknesses
Where French Settlement ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 108 pleasant days a year, better than 73% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 73% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 72% of towns
Where French Settlement ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 2% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in French Settlement
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median French Settlement home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,804, 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 French Settlement's effective rate of 0.32%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in French Settlement
French Settlement runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for French Settlement.
Who works in French Settlement, and how
Work in French Settlement centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in French Settlement
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across French Settlement.
What the weather is like in French Settlement, month by month
French Settlement sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 53° | 44° |
| April | 81° | 69° | 59° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 83° | 71° | 62° |
Flying in and out of French Settlement
The nearest airport, Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 39 miles away.
The best schools in and around French Settlement
Schools across French Settlement average a B, better than 67% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Lakeside Primary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- St. Amant Primary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- French Settlement Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- St. Amant Middle SchoolB · 43% proficient
Top high schools
- St. Amant High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- French Settlement High SchoolB · 46% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every French Settlement school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
French Settlement 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 French Settlement against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in French Settlement
Is French Settlement a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, French Settlement ranks 41,405th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low property taxes, and the weather, and lowest on car insurance costs and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is French Settlement expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $227,459. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $67,804 median income, cost of living beats 52% of towns.
Is French Settlement safe?
French Settlement is safer than 25% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $499 per resident a year.
Compare French Settlement with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to French Settlement. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in French Settlement 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.
French Settlement detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for French Settlement: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in French Settlement: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of French Settlement: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in French Settlement: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
French Settlement 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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