Best PlacesOldfield, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Oldfield, 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.
Oldfield ranks 36,456th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Oldfield
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.
Oldfield's strengths and weaknesses
Where Oldfield ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 87% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 83% of towns
- Household income$96,835 median, better than 83% of towns
Where Oldfield ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Short commute40.6 minutes each way, better than only 5% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Oldfield
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Oldfield home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $96,835, 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 Oldfield's effective rate of 0.34%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Oldfield
Oldfield runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Oldfield.
Who works in Oldfield, and how
Work in Oldfield centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Oldfield
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Oldfield.
What the weather is like in Oldfield, month by month
Oldfield sees roughly 107 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 80° | 69° | 59° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 84° | 71° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Oldfield
The nearest airport, Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 56 miles away.
The best schools in and around Oldfield
Schools across Oldfield average a B−, better than 53% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Live Oak Elementary SchoolB · 47% proficient
- North Corbin Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
- Northeast Elementary SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Live Oak Junior HighB+ · 48% proficient
- North Corbin Junior High SchoolB · 46% proficient
Top high schools
- Live Oak High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
- Liberty High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Doyle High SchoolC+ · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Oldfield school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Oldfield 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 Oldfield against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Oldfield
Is Oldfield a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Oldfield ranks 36,456th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on tree cover, low property taxes, and what local pay buys, and lowest on car insurance costs and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Oldfield expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $153,593. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $96,835 median income, cost of living beats 87% of towns.
Is Oldfield safe?
Oldfield is safer than 15% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $607 per resident a year.
Compare Oldfield with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Oldfield. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Oldfield 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.
Oldfield detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Oldfield: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Oldfield: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Oldfield: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Oldfield: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Oldfield 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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