Best PlacesGrayson, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Grayson, 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.
Grayson ranks 46,990th 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 Grayson
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.
Grayson's strengths and weaknesses
Where Grayson ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$625 a month, better than 76% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 75% of towns
Where Grayson ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Grayson
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Grayson home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,910, 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 Grayson's effective rate of 0.28%, 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 Grayson
Grayson 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 Grayson.
Who works in Grayson, and how
Work in Grayson centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Grayson
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Grayson.
What the weather is like in Grayson, month by month
Grayson sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 47° | 39° |
| April | 78° | 66° | 56° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Grayson
The nearest airport, Monroe Regional, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 180 miles away.
The best schools in and around Grayson
Schools across Grayson average a D, better than 10% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Pinecrest Elementary/middle SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Columbia Elementary SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Olla-standard Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lasalle Junior High SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Caldwell Parish Junior High SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Lasalle High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Caldwell Parish High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Grayson school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Grayson 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 Grayson against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Grayson
Is Grayson a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Grayson ranks 46,990th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, tree cover, and a stable housing market, and lowest on state infrastructure 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 Grayson expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $172,746. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $48,910 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Grayson safe?
Grayson is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $751 per resident a year.
Compare Grayson with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Grayson. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Grayson 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.
Grayson detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Grayson: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Grayson: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Grayson: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Grayson: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Grayson 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.