Best PlacesPoole, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Poole, 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.
Poole ranks 28,447th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Poole
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.
Poole's strengths and weaknesses
Where Poole ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$121,476 median, better than 93% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 74% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 68% of towns
Where Poole ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Poole
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Poole home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $121,476, 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 Poole's effective rate of 0.65%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Poole
Poole runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Poole.
Who works in Poole, and how
Work in Poole centers on retail trade and utilities. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Poole
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Poole.
What the weather is like in Poole, month by month
Poole sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 47° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 65° | 55° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 75° |
| October | 81° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Poole
The nearest airport, Shreveport Regional, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 195 miles away.
The best schools in and around Poole
Schools across Poole average a C, better than 41% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Elm Grove Elementary SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- University Elementary SchoolC− · 29% proficient
- Red River Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Caddo Parish Middle Magnet SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Elm Grove Middle SchoolC · 34% proficient
- Mansfield Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Parkway High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Captain Shreve High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Red River High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Poole school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Poole 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 Poole against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Poole
Is Poole a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Poole ranks 28,447th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, a stable housing market, and high incomes, 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 Poole expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $217,113. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $121,476 median income, cost of living beats 95% of towns.
Is Poole safe?
Poole is safer than 11% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $669 per resident a year.
Compare Poole with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Poole. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Poole 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.
Poole detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Poole: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Poole: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Poole: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Poole: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Poole 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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