Best PlacesParhams, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Parhams, 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.
Parhams ranks 49,586th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Parhams
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.
Parhams' strengths and weaknesses
Where Parhams ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- Cheap childcare$639 a month, better than 74% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 58% of towns
Where Parhams ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$38,911 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Parhams
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Parhams home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $38,911; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Parhams' effective rate of 0.17%, 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 Parhams
Parhams runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Parhams.
Who works in Parhams, and how
Work in Parhams centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Parhams
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Parhams.
What the weather is like in Parhams, month by month
Parhams sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 78° | 65° | 53° |
| July | 92° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Parhams
The nearest airport, Alexandria International, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 135 miles away.
The best schools in and around Parhams
Schools across Parhams average a D, better than 8% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Jonesville Elementary SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Block High SchoolD− · 13% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Parhams school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Parhams 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 Parhams against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Parhams
Is Parhams a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Parhams ranks 49,586th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, quiet, and a stable housing market, 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 Parhams expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $177,276. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $38,911 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Parhams safe?
Parhams is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $642 per resident a year.
Compare Parhams with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Parhams. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Parhams 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.
Parhams detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Parhams: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Parhams: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Parhams: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Parhams: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Parhams 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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