Best PlacesLos Angeles, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Los Angeles, 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.
Los Angeles ranks 41,701st of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Los Angeles
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.
Los Angeles' strengths and weaknesses
Where Los Angeles ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 195 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Short commute16.9 minutes each way, better than 95% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 92% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than 81% of towns
- Cheap childcare$604 a month, better than 78% of towns
Where Los Angeles ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
Who lives in Los Angeles
Los Angeles's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Los Angeles.
Who works in Los Angeles, and how
Work in Los Angeles centers on hospitality & food and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Los Angeles
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Los Angeles.
What the weather is like in Los Angeles, month by month
Los Angeles sees roughly 195 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 102 degrees. January highs sit near 71, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71° | 56° | 45° |
| April | 89° | 74° | 64° |
| July | 102° | 88° | 77° |
| October | 89° | 75° | 65° |
Flying in and out of Los Angeles
The nearest airport, Laredo International, is about 62 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is San Antonio International, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around Los Angeles
Schools across Los Angeles average a C−, better than 19% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Ramirez-burks ElC− · 27% proficient
Top middle schools
- Frank Newman MiddleC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Cotulla H SD · 23% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Los Angeles school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Los Angeles
Is Los Angeles a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Los Angeles ranks 41,701st of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, short commutes, and low taxes, and lowest on thin health care access and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Los Angeles safe?
Los Angeles is safer than 2% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $965 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Los Angeles?
July highs average about 102 degrees, and January highs near 71 with lows near 45. That works out to about 195 pleasant days a year, more than 99% of towns.
Compare Los Angeles with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Los Angeles. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Los Angeles 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.
Los Angeles detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Los Angeles: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Los Angeles: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Los Angeles: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Los Angeles: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Los Angeles 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.
- 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.