Best PlacesHoly Cross, New Orleans, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Holy Cross, New Orleans, 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.
Holy Cross, New Orleans ranks 5,808th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Holy Cross, New Orleans
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.
Holy Cross, New Orleans' strengths and weaknesses
Where Holy Cross, New Orleans ranks high
- Cheap childcare$702 a month, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 127 pleasant days a year, better than 65% of neighborhoods
Where Holy Cross, New Orleans ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Holy Cross, New Orleans
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Holy Cross, New Orleans home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $53,923, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Holy Cross, New Orleans' effective rate of 0.78%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Holy Cross, New Orleans
Holy Cross, New Orleans 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 Holy Cross, New Orleans.
Who works in Holy Cross, New Orleans, and how
Work in Holy Cross, New Orleans centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 62%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Holy Cross, New Orleans
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Holy Cross, New Orleans.
What the weather is like in Holy Cross, New Orleans, month by month
Holy Cross, New Orleans sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 55° | 48° |
| April | 79° | 71° | 65° |
| July | 92° | 85° | 80° |
| October | 82° | 75° | 69° |
Flying in and out of Holy Cross, New Orleans
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International sits about 15 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.2 million passengers in 2025, with 112 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Holy Cross, New Orleans
Schools across Holy Cross, New Orleans average a C, better than 43% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math And ScienceD · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Thomas Jefferson High School For Advanced StudiesA+ · 80% proficient
- Chalmette High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Holy Cross, New Orleans school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Holy Cross, New Orleans 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 Holy Cross, New Orleans against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Holy Cross, New Orleans
Is Holy Cross, New Orleans a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Holy Cross, New Orleans ranks 5,808th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, cell coverage, and quiet, 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 Holy Cross, New Orleans expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $240,036. The overall cost of living runs about 2% above the national average. Set against a $53,923 median income, cost of living beats 14% of neighborhoods.
Is Holy Cross, New Orleans safe?
Holy Cross, New Orleans is safer than 4% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,309 per resident a year.
Compare Holy Cross, New Orleans with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Holy Cross, New Orleans. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Holy Cross, New Orleans 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.
Holy Cross, New Orleans detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Holy Cross, New Orleans: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Holy Cross, New Orleans: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Holy Cross, New Orleans: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Holy Cross, New Orleans: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Holy Cross, New Orleans 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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