Best PlacesMoss Bluff, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Moss Bluff, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Moss Bluff ranks 13,015th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Moss Bluff
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.
Moss Bluff's strengths and weaknesses
Where Moss Bluff ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 96% of towns
- Household income$113,573 median, better than 91% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 88% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 83% of towns
Where Moss Bluff ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Moss Bluff
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Moss Bluff home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $113,573, 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 Moss Bluff's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Moss Bluff
Moss Bluff'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 Moss Bluff.
Who works in Moss Bluff, and how
Work in Moss Bluff centers on manufacturing and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Moss Bluff
Moss Bluff has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Moss Bluff and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Moss Bluff, month by month
Moss Bluff sees roughly 100 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 52° | 44° |
| April | 78° | 68° | 60° |
| July | 91° | 82° | 76° |
| October | 83° | 71° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Moss Bluff
The nearest airport, Lake Charles Regional, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 130 miles away.
The best schools in and around Moss Bluff
Schools across Moss Bluff average a B−, better than 58% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Moss Bluff Elementary SchoolB · 46% proficient
- Gillis Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
- Combre-fondel Elementary SchoolF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- Moss Bluff Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Ray D. Molo Middle Magnet SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Sam Houston High SchoolB · 45% proficient
- Washington/marion Magnet High SchoolF · 7% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Moss Bluff school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Moss Bluff 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 Moss Bluff against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Moss Bluff
Is Moss Bluff a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Moss Bluff ranks 13,015th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, high incomes, and fast internet, 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 Moss Bluff expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $271,929. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $113,573 median income, cost of living beats 96% of towns.
Is Moss Bluff safe?
Yes, Moss Bluff is safer than 70% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $312 per resident a year.
Compare Moss Bluff with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Moss Bluff. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Moss Bluff 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.
Moss Bluff detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Moss Bluff: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Moss Bluff: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Moss Bluff: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Moss Bluff: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Moss Bluff 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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