Best PlacesNiblett Bluff, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Niblett Bluff, 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.
Niblett Bluff ranks 48,136th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Niblett 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.
Niblett Bluff's strengths and weaknesses
Where Niblett Bluff ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 89% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 108 pleasant days a year, better than 73% of towns
Where Niblett Bluff ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Niblett Bluff
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Niblett Bluff home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $50,961, 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 Niblett Bluff's effective rate of 0.17%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Niblett Bluff
Niblett Bluff 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 Niblett Bluff.
Who works in Niblett Bluff, and how
Work in Niblett Bluff centers on other services and admin & support services. Unemployment runs well above the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Niblett Bluff
Niblett Bluff has more restaurants and bars per resident than 99% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Niblett Bluff and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Niblett Bluff, month by month
Niblett Bluff sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 53° | 45° |
| April | 79° | 70° | 62° |
| July | 92° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 83° | 72° | 63° |
Flying in and out of Niblett Bluff
The nearest airport, Lake Charles Regional, is about 28 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 101 miles away.
The best schools in and around Niblett Bluff
Schools across Niblett Bluff average a D, better than 7% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Vinton Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Vinton Middle SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Vinton High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Niblett Bluff school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Niblett 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 Niblett Bluff against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Niblett Bluff
Is Niblett Bluff a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Niblett Bluff ranks 48,136th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, few empty homes, and tree cover, and lowest on a weak job market and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Niblett Bluff expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $105,900. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $50,961 median income, cost of living beats 31% of towns.
Is Niblett Bluff safe?
Yes, Niblett Bluff is safer than 57% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $346 per resident a year.
Compare Niblett Bluff with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Niblett Bluff. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Niblett 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.
Niblett Bluff detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Niblett Bluff: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Niblett Bluff: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Niblett Bluff: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Niblett Bluff: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Niblett 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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