Best PlacesNew Iberia, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around New Iberia, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
New Iberia ranks 2,062nd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in New Iberia
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.
New Iberia's strengths and weaknesses
Where New Iberia ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of cities
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of cities
- Cheap childcare$734 a month, better than 87% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 70% of cities
- Short commute23.5 minutes each way, better than 68% of cities
Where New Iberia ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of cities
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in New Iberia
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median New Iberia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,600, 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 New Iberia's effective rate of 0.37%, 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 New Iberia
New Iberia'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 New Iberia.
Who works in New Iberia, and how
Work in New Iberia centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in New Iberia
New Iberia has more restaurants and bars per resident than 74% of cities and more parkland per resident than 81% of cities. The coast is about 44 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of New Iberia and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in New Iberia, month by month
New Iberia sees roughly 104 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 53° | 44° |
| April | 80° | 69° | 60° |
| July | 92° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 84° | 71° | 62° |
Flying in and out of New Iberia
The nearest airport, Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field, is about 17 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 94 miles away.
The best schools in and around New Iberia
Schools across New Iberia average a C, better than 24% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Green T. Lindon Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Delcambre Elementary SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- North Lewis Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- Erath Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Youngsville Middle SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Belle Place Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Erath High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Southside High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- Delcambre High SchoolB− · 42% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every New Iberia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
New Iberia 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 New Iberia against the other 2,097 cities.
Who New Iberia suits
Common questions about living in New Iberia
Is New Iberia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, New Iberia ranks 2,062nd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on health outcomes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is New Iberia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $178,801. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $63,600 median income, cost of living beats 29% of cities.
Is New Iberia safe?
New Iberia is safer than 3% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $815 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in New Iberia?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 44. That works out to about 104 pleasant days a year, more than 62% of cities.
Is New Iberia good for families?
Schools beat 24% of cities, crime safety beats 3%, and childcare runs $734 a month.
Compare New Iberia with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to New Iberia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in New Iberia 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.
New Iberia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for New Iberia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in New Iberia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of New Iberia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in New Iberia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
New Iberia 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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