Best PlacesLuling, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Luling, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Luling ranks 24,967th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Luling
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.
Luling's strengths and weaknesses
Where Luling ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 90% of towns
- BikingBetter than 89% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 89% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 88% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 86% of towns
Where Luling ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Luling
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Luling home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,996, 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 Luling's effective rate of 0.52%, 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 Luling
Luling'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 Luling.
Who works in Luling, and how
Work in Luling centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Luling
Luling has more restaurants and bars per resident than 68% of towns and more parkland per resident than 84% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Luling and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Luling, month by month
Luling sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 55° | 45° |
| April | 81° | 71° | 61° |
| July | 94° | 84° | 77° |
| October | 84° | 74° | 65° |
Flying in and out of Luling
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International sits about 8 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.2 million passengers in 2025, with 112 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Luling
Schools across Luling average a C+, better than 52% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- R.j. Vial Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- St. Rose Elementary SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- J.b. Martin Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Albert Cammon Middle SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- R.k. Smith Middle SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top high schools
- Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology AcademyA+ · 93% proficient
- Destrehan High SchoolB− · 41% proficient
- Hahnville High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Luling school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Luling 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 Luling against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Luling
Is Luling a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Luling ranks 24,967th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, biking, and cell coverage, and lowest on car insurance costs and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Luling expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $294,995. The overall cost of living runs about 2% below the national average. Set against a $85,996 median income, cost of living beats 58% of towns.
Is Luling safe?
Yes, Luling is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $330 per resident a year.
Compare Luling with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Luling. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Luling 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.
Luling detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Luling: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Luling: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Luling: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Luling: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Luling 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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