Best PlacesGalbraith, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Galbraith, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Galbraith ranks 27,109th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Galbraith
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.
Galbraith's strengths and weaknesses
Where Galbraith ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 92% of towns
- Household income$109,444 median, better than 90% of towns
- QuietBetter than 73% of towns
Where Galbraith ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Galbraith
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Galbraith home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $109,444, 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 Galbraith'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 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 Galbraith
Galbraith runs older 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 Galbraith.
Who works in Galbraith, and how
Work in Galbraith centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Galbraith
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Galbraith.
What the weather is like in Galbraith, month by month
Galbraith sees roughly 82 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 61, 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 | 61° | 49° | 40° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 83° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Galbraith
The nearest airport, Alexandria International, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 183 miles away.
The best schools in and around Galbraith
Schools across Galbraith average a C−, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Colfax Elementary SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Montgomery High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Galbraith school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Galbraith 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 Galbraith against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Galbraith
Is Galbraith a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Galbraith ranks 27,109th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on internet speeds and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Galbraith expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $170,600. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $109,444 median income, cost of living beats 92% of towns.
Is Galbraith safe?
Galbraith is safer than 42% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $405 per resident a year.
Compare Galbraith with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Galbraith. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Galbraith 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.
Galbraith detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Galbraith: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Galbraith: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Galbraith: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Galbraith: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Galbraith 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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