Best PlacesKolin, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Kolin, 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.
Kolin ranks 39,113th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Kolin
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.
Kolin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Kolin ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 91% of towns
- QuietBetter than 79% of towns
- Short commute22.6 minutes each way, better than 77% of towns
Where Kolin ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$39,149 median, better than only 3% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Kolin
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Kolin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $39,149, 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 Kolin's effective rate of 0.56%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Kolin
Kolin 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 Kolin.
Who works in Kolin, and how
Work in Kolin centers on other services and professional & technical. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Kolin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Kolin.
What the weather is like in Kolin, month by month
Kolin sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 83° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Kolin
The nearest airport, Alexandria International, is about 16 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 149 miles away.
The best schools in and around Kolin
Schools across Kolin average a C+, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Poland Junior High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Ruby-wise Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top middle schools
- Pineville Junior High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
- Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Buckeye High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
- Peabody Magnet High SchoolD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Kolin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Kolin 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 Kolin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Kolin
Is Kolin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Kolin ranks 39,113th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, a stable housing market, and few empty homes, 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 Kolin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $134,859. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $39,149 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Kolin safe?
Yes, Kolin is safer than 73% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $292 per resident a year.
Compare Kolin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Kolin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Kolin 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.
Kolin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Kolin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Kolin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Kolin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Kolin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Kolin 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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