Best PlacesLakeview, New Orleans, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lakeview, New Orleans, 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.
Lakeview, New Orleans ranks 2,246th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on health care access by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lakeview, 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.
Lakeview, New Orleans' strengths and weaknesses
Where Lakeview, New Orleans ranks high
- Healthcare accessBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$702 a month, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Lakeview, New Orleans ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Lakeview, New Orleans
A household needs to earn about $161,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lakeview, New Orleans home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $123,138, 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 Lakeview, New Orleans' effective rate of 1.04%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lakeview, New Orleans
Lakeview, New Orleans runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lakeview, New Orleans.
Who works in Lakeview, New Orleans, and how
Work in Lakeview, New Orleans centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 80%
- Work from home 18%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Lakeview, New Orleans
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lakeview, New Orleans.
What the weather is like in Lakeview, New Orleans, month by month
Lakeview, 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 Lakeview, New Orleans
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International sits about 9 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 Lakeview, New Orleans
Schools across Lakeview, New Orleans average a C, better than 63% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Edward Hynes Charter School - LakeviewA− · 57% proficient
- Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math And ScienceD · 16% proficient
Top high schools
- Haynes Academy School For Advanced StudiesA+ · 93% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lakeview, New Orleans school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lakeview, 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 Lakeview, New Orleans against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Lakeview, New Orleans
Is Lakeview, New Orleans a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lakeview, New Orleans ranks 2,246th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on health care access, affordable childcare, and an educated workforce, 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 Lakeview, New Orleans expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $596,077. The overall cost of living runs about 15% above the national average. Set against a $123,138 median income, cost of living beats 80% of neighborhoods.
Is Lakeview, New Orleans safe?
Lakeview, New Orleans is safer than 44% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $614 per resident a year.
Compare Lakeview, New Orleans with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lakeview, New Orleans. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lakeview, 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.
Lakeview, New Orleans detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lakeview, New Orleans: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lakeview, New Orleans: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lakeview, New Orleans: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lakeview, New Orleans: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lakeview, 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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