Best PlacesLobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge, 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.
Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge ranks 5,880th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge
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.
Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$676 a month, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Short commute20.0 minutes each way, better than 80% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 62% of neighborhoods
Where Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $30,792, 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 Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge
Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge runs younger 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 Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge.
Who works in Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge, and how
Work in Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge
Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 81% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge, month by month
Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 80° | 69° | 59° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 84° | 71° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge
The nearest airport, Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 60 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge
Schools across Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge average a C−, better than 26% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Belfair Montessori SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Lasalle Elementary SchoolC− · 27% proficient
- Park Forest Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sherwood Middle Academic AcademyA · 63% proficient
- Westdale Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Park Forest Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
Top high schools
- Liberty High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Collegiate Baton RougeF · 5% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge 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 Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge
Is Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge ranks 5,880th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, affordable childcare, and cell coverage, 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 Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $173,765. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $30,792 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge safe?
Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge is safer than 4% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,420 per resident a year.
Compare Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge 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.
Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lobdell-Woodale, Baton Rouge 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.
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