Best PlacesKillona, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Killona, 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.
Killona ranks 49,805th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Killona
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.
Killona's strengths and weaknesses
Where Killona ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 97% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of towns
- Short commute21.2 minutes each way, better than 83% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 74% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 108 pleasant days a year, better than 74% of towns
Where Killona ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$31,727 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Killona
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Killona home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $31,727, 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 Killona's effective rate of 0.53%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Killona
Killona'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 Killona.
Who works in Killona, and how
Work in Killona centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Killona
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Killona.
What the weather is like in Killona, month by month
Killona sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 55° | 45° |
| April | 81° | 71° | 61° |
| July | 94° | 84° | 77° |
| October | 84° | 74° | 65° |
Flying in and out of Killona
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International sits about 14 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 Killona
Schools across Killona average a C, better than 33% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Norco Elementary SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- R.j. Vial Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Luling Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- J.b. Martin Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Harry M. Hurst Middle SchoolB+ · 49% proficient
- R.k. Smith Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Destrehan High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Hahnville High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- West St. John High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Killona school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Killona 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 Killona against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Killona
Is Killona a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Killona ranks 49,805th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, fast internet, and short commutes, and lowest on car insurance costs and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Killona expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $207,900. The overall cost of living runs about 0% below the national average. Set against a $31,727 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Killona safe?
Killona is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $791 per resident a year.
Compare Killona with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Killona. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Killona 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.
Killona detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Killona: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Killona: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Killona: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Killona: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Killona 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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