Best PlacesLasca, AL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lasca, 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.
Lasca ranks 41,940th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and low incomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lasca
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.
Lasca's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lasca ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 93% of towns
Where Lasca ranks low
- Household income$41,868 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lasca
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lasca home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $41,868, 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 Lasca's effective rate of 0.26%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Lasca
Lasca 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 Lasca.
Who works in Lasca, and how
Work in Lasca centers on transportation & warehousing and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Lasca
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lasca.
What the weather is like in Lasca, month by month
Lasca sees roughly 105 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and September through November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 63° | 52° |
| July | 90° | 79° | 71° |
| October | 79° | 66° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Lasca
The nearest airport, Key Field, is about 51 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 195 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lasca
Schools across Lasca average a C+, better than 48% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Thomasville Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Grove Hill Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Choctaw County ElementaryD− · 13% proficient
Top middle schools
- Wilson Hall Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Thomasville High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Choctaw County High SchoolF · 11% proficient
- Clarke County High SchoolF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lasca school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lasca 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 Lasca against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lasca
Is Lasca a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lasca ranks 41,940th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and tree cover, and lowest on low incomes and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lasca expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $116,972. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $41,868 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Lasca safe?
Lasca is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $556 per resident a year.
Compare Lasca with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lasca. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lasca 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.
Lasca detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lasca: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lasca: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lasca: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lasca: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lasca 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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