Best PlacesLake Providence, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lake Providence, 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.
Lake Providence ranks 50,188th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and the schools rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lake Providence
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.
Lake Providence's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lake Providence ranks high
- Short commute14.5 minutes each way, better than 98% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 93% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of towns
- BikingBetter than 85% of towns
Where Lake Providence ranks low
- School gradeF, better than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lake Providence
A household needs to earn about $27,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lake Providence home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $30,647, 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 Lake Providence's effective rate of 0.22%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lake Providence
Lake Providence'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 Lake Providence.
Who works in Lake Providence, and how
Work in Lake Providence centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Lake Providence
Lake Providence has more restaurants and bars per resident than 85% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Lake Providence and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lake Providence, month by month
Lake Providence sees roughly 86 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 78° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Lake Providence
The nearest airport, Greenville Mid-Delta, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Memphis International, about 169 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lake Providence
Schools across Lake Providence average an F, better than 1% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Southside Elementary SchoolF · 4% proficient
Top middle schools
- Griffin Middle School AcademyF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- General Trass High SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lake Providence school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lake Providence 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 Lake Providence against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lake Providence
Is Lake Providence a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lake Providence ranks 50,188th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, low property taxes, and walkability, and lowest on the schools and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lake Providence expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $111,467. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $30,647 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Lake Providence safe?
Lake Providence is safer than 1% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,245 per resident a year.
Compare Lake Providence with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lake Providence. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lake Providence 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.
Lake Providence detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lake Providence: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lake Providence: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lake Providence: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lake Providence: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lake Providence 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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