Best Neighborhoods in Prairieville, LA
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Prairieville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Prairieville ranks 1,118th of 2,098 U.S. small cities on the BestNeighborhood index, and 2nd of 26 Louisiana small cities. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
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Map of the best neighborhoods in Prairieville
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.
Prairieville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Prairieville ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 97% of small cities
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 83% of small cities
- School gradeA−, better than 83% of small cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of small cities
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of small cities
Where Prairieville ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of small cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of small cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 11% of small cities
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of small cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of small cities
What it costs to buy a home in Prairieville
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Prairieville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $111,328, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.7% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-08-20 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 Prairieville's effective rate of 0.53%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Prairieville
Prairieville runs younger 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 Prairieville.
Who works in Prairieville, and how
Work in Prairieville centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Prairieville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Prairieville.
What the weather is like in Prairieville, month by month
Prairieville sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 44. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 53° | 44° |
| April | 81° | 69° | 59° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 83° | 71° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Prairieville
The nearest airport, Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 47 miles away.
The best schools in and around Prairieville
Schools across Prairieville average an A−, better than 83% of small cities.
Top elementary schools
- Oak Grove Primary SchoolA+ · 67% proficient
- Prairieville Primary SchoolA+ · 67% proficient
- Bullion Primary SchoolA+ · 66% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bluff Middle SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
- Prairieville Middle SchoolA+ · 69% proficient
- Dutchtown Middle SchoolA+ · 64% proficient
Top high schools
- Dutchtown High SchoolA+ · 63% proficient
- St. Amant High SchoolA+ · 56% proficient
- Denham Springs High SchoolB · 39% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Prairieville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Prairieville 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 Prairieville against the other 2,097 small cities.
Who Prairieville suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 83% of small cities and 9% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 64% of small cities, health care access beats 67%, and it is quieter than 59%.
Common questions about living in Prairieville
Is Prairieville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Prairieville ranks 1,118th of 2,098 small cities, and 2nd of 26 Louisiana small cities. It scores highest on a strong job market, what local pay buys, and good schools, and lowest on disaster risk 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 Prairieville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $324,086. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $111,328 median income, cost of living beats 83% of small cities.
Is Prairieville safe?
Yes, Prairieville is safer than 67% of small cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $343 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Prairieville?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 44. That works out to about 108 pleasant days a year, more than 64% of small cities.
Is Prairieville good for families?
Schools beat 83% of small cities, crime safety beats 67%, and childcare runs $699 a month.
Compare Prairieville with other small cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Prairieville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Prairieville 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.
Prairieville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Prairieville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Prairieville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Prairieville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Prairieville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Prairieville 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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