Best PlacesParadis, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Paradis, 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.
Paradis ranks 45,179th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Paradis
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.
Paradis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Paradis ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 88% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 79% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 77% of towns
Where Paradis ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute38.1 minutes each way, better than only 8% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Paradis
A household needs to earn about $46,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Paradis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $64,255, 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 Paradis' effective rate of 0.40%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Paradis
Paradis 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 Paradis.
Who works in Paradis, and how
Work in Paradis centers on health care & social and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Paradis
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Paradis.
What the weather is like in Paradis, month by month
Paradis sees roughly 109 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 66, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 66° | 55° | 45° |
| April | 81° | 71° | 61° |
| July | 94° | 84° | 77° |
| October | 84° | 74° | 65° |
Flying in and out of Paradis
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International sits about 13 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.2 million passengers in 2025, with 112 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Paradis
Schools across Paradis average a B, better than 65% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- R.j. Vial Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Raceland Upper Elementary SchoolD+ · 23% proficient
Top middle schools
- J.b. Martin Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Raceland Middle SchoolD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Central Lafourche High SchoolC+ · 40% proficient
- Hahnville High SchoolC+ · 36% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Paradis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Paradis 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 Paradis against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Paradis
Is Paradis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Paradis ranks 45,179th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and walkability, 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 Paradis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $187,904. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $64,255 median income, cost of living beats 30% of towns.
Is Paradis safe?
Paradis is safer than 9% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $728 per resident a year.
Compare Paradis with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Paradis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Paradis 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.
Paradis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Paradis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Paradis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Paradis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Paradis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Paradis 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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