Best PlacesLocust Ridge, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Locust Ridge, 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.
Locust Ridge ranks 50,019th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Locust Ridge
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.
Locust Ridge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Locust Ridge ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 93% of towns
- Cheap childcare$625 a month, better than 76% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 66% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 63% of towns
Where Locust Ridge ranks low
- Short commute49.0 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Locust Ridge
A household needs to earn about $22,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Locust Ridge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,221, 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 Locust Ridge's effective rate of 0.19%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Locust Ridge
Locust Ridge 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 Locust Ridge.
Who works in Locust Ridge, and how
Work in Locust Ridge centers on public administration and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Locust Ridge
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Locust Ridge.
What the weather is like in Locust Ridge, month by month
Locust Ridge sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 53° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Locust Ridge
The nearest airport, Monroe Regional, is about 57 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 148 miles away.
The best schools in and around Locust Ridge
Schools across Locust Ridge average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Tensas Elementary SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Tensas High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Locust Ridge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Locust Ridge 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 Locust Ridge against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Locust Ridge
Is Locust Ridge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Locust Ridge ranks 50,019th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, quiet, and affordable childcare, and lowest on long commutes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Locust Ridge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $93,613. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $61,221 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Locust Ridge safe?
Locust Ridge is safer than 2% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,131 per resident a year.
Compare Locust Ridge with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Locust Ridge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Locust Ridge 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.
Locust Ridge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Locust Ridge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Locust Ridge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Locust Ridge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Locust Ridge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Locust Ridge 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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