Best PlacesLorelein, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lorelein, 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.
Lorelein ranks 48,018th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lorelein
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.
Lorelein's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lorelein ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 76% of towns
- Cheap childcare$625 a month, better than 76% of towns
Where Lorelein ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lorelein
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lorelein home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,421, 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 Lorelein's effective rate of 0.27%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Lorelein
Lorelein 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 Lorelein.
Who works in Lorelein, and how
Work in Lorelein centers on hospitality & food and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Lorelein
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Lorelein.
What the weather is like in Lorelein, month by month
Lorelein sees roughly 80 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 Lorelein
The nearest airport, Monroe Regional, is about 40 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 164 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lorelein
Schools across Lorelein average a D, better than 6% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Crowville SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
- Gilbert SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Tensas Elementary SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Franklin Parish High SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Tensas High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lorelein school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lorelein 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 Lorelein against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lorelein
Is Lorelein a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lorelein ranks 48,018th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, a stable housing market, and quiet, 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 Lorelein expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $140,101. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $52,421 median income, cost of living beats 27% of towns.
Is Lorelein safe?
Lorelein is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $855 per resident a year.
Compare Lorelein with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lorelein. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lorelein 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.
Lorelein detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lorelein: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lorelein: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lorelein: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lorelein: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lorelein 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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