Best PlacesPackton, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Packton, 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.
Packton ranks 49,592nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Packton
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.
Packton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Packton ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$637 a month, better than 75% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 62% of towns
Where Packton ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Packton
A household needs to earn about $25,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Packton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,914, 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 Packton's effective rate of 0.31%, 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 Packton
Packton runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Packton.
Who works in Packton, and how
Work in Packton centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Packton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Packton.
What the weather is like in Packton, month by month
Packton sees roughly 81 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 83° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Packton
The nearest airport, Alexandria International, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 185 miles away.
The best schools in and around Packton
Schools across Packton average a D, better than 10% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Winnfield Primary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Winnfield Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Winnfield High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Packton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Packton 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 Packton against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Packton
Is Packton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Packton ranks 49,592nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on internet speeds and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Packton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $101,424. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $48,914 median income, cost of living beats 11% of towns.
Is Packton safe?
Packton is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $911 per resident a year.
Compare Packton with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Packton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Packton 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.
Packton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Packton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Packton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Packton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Packton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Packton 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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