Best PlacesHolmwood, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Holmwood, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Holmwood ranks 13,680th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Holmwood
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.
Holmwood's strengths and weaknesses
Where Holmwood ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$121,688 median, better than 94% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of towns
Where Holmwood ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 9% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Holmwood
A household needs to earn about $73,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Holmwood home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $121,688, 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 Holmwood's effective rate of 0.54%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Holmwood
Holmwood runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Holmwood.
Who works in Holmwood, and how
Work in Holmwood centers on education and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Holmwood
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Holmwood.
What the weather is like in Holmwood, month by month
Holmwood sees roughly 99 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 52° | 44° |
| April | 78° | 68° | 60° |
| July | 91° | 82° | 76° |
| October | 83° | 71° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Holmwood
The nearest airport, Lake Charles Regional, is about 8 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 135 miles away.
The best schools in and around Holmwood
Schools across Holmwood average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fairview Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- F. K. White Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Lagrange High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Holmwood school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Holmwood 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 Holmwood against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Holmwood
Is Holmwood a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Holmwood ranks 13,680th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on few empty homes, what local pay buys, and a strong job 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 Holmwood expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $289,800. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $121,688 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Holmwood safe?
Holmwood is safer than 32% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $455 per resident a year.
Compare Holmwood with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Holmwood. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Holmwood 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.
Holmwood detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Holmwood: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Holmwood: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Holmwood: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Holmwood: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Holmwood 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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