Best PlacesPlum Orchard, New Orleans, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Plum Orchard, New Orleans, 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.
Plum Orchard, New Orleans ranks 5,912th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Plum Orchard, New Orleans
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.
Plum Orchard, New Orleans' strengths and weaknesses
Where Plum Orchard, New Orleans ranks high
- Cheap childcare$702 a month, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 68% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 127 pleasant days a year, better than 65% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than 65% of neighborhoods
Where Plum Orchard, New Orleans ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Plum Orchard, New Orleans
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Plum Orchard, New Orleans home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $54,137, 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 Plum Orchard, New Orleans' effective rate of 0.65%, 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 Plum Orchard, New Orleans
Plum Orchard, New Orleans runs older 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 Plum Orchard, New Orleans.
Who works in Plum Orchard, New Orleans, and how
Work in Plum Orchard, New Orleans centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Plum Orchard, New Orleans
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Plum Orchard, New Orleans.
What the weather is like in Plum Orchard, New Orleans, month by month
Plum Orchard, New Orleans sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 55° | 48° |
| April | 79° | 71° | 65° |
| July | 92° | 85° | 80° |
| October | 82° | 75° | 69° |
Flying in and out of Plum Orchard, New Orleans
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International sits about 16 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 Plum Orchard, New Orleans
Schools across Plum Orchard, New Orleans average a D+, better than 18% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math And ScienceD · 16% proficient
- Kipp MorialD− · 14% proficient
Top high schools
- Chalmette High SchoolC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Plum Orchard, New Orleans school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Plum Orchard, New Orleans 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 Plum Orchard, New Orleans against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Plum Orchard, New Orleans
Is Plum Orchard, New Orleans a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Plum Orchard, New Orleans ranks 5,912th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low property taxes, 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 Plum Orchard, New Orleans expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $139,382. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $54,137 median income, cost of living beats 24% of neighborhoods.
Is Plum Orchard, New Orleans safe?
Plum Orchard, New Orleans is safer than 7% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,169 per resident a year.
Compare Plum Orchard, New Orleans with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Plum Orchard, New Orleans. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Plum Orchard, New Orleans 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.
Plum Orchard, New Orleans detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Plum Orchard, New Orleans: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Plum Orchard, New Orleans: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Plum Orchard, New Orleans: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Plum Orchard, New Orleans: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Plum Orchard, New Orleans 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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