Best PlacesHighland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport, 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.
Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport ranks 5,547th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport
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.
Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport's strengths and weaknesses
Where Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport ranks high
- Short commute14.8 minutes each way, better than 98% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$732 a month, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
Where Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Household income$37,833 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $37,833, 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 Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport's effective rate of 0.47%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport
Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport.
Who works in Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport, and how
Work in Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport
Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 90% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport, month by month
Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport sees roughly 95 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 48° | 40° |
| April | 78° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 95° | 85° | 77° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport
The nearest airport, Shreveport Regional, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 183 miles away.
The best schools in and around Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport
Schools across Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport average a C+, better than 68% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Shreve Island Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
- Central Park Elementary SchoolD · 16% proficient
- E.b. Williams Stoner Hill Elementary SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top middle schools
- Caddo Parish Middle Magnet SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Rusheon Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- C.e. Byrd High SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Bossier High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Booker T. Washington New Technology High SchoolF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport 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 Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport
Is Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport ranks 5,547th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on short commutes, low property taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on state infrastructure and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $138,152. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $37,833 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport safe?
Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport is safer than 8% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,158 per resident a year.
Compare Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport 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.
Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Highland-Stoner Hill, Shreveport 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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