Best PlacesRambin, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rambin, 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.
Rambin ranks 49,855th 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 Rambin
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.
Rambin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rambin ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of towns
- Cheap childcare$732 a month, better than 60% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 51% of towns
Where Rambin ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$40,374 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rambin
A household needs to earn about $22,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rambin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $40,374, 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 Rambin's effective rate of 0.11%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Rambin
Rambin runs younger 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 Rambin.
Who works in Rambin, and how
Work in Rambin centers on health care & social and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Rambin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rambin.
What the weather is like in Rambin, month by month
Rambin sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 95° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 83° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Rambin
The nearest airport, Shreveport Regional, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 174 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rambin
Schools across Rambin average a D+, better than 12% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Marthaville Elementary & Junior High SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Mansfield Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
- Red River Elementary SchoolD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mansfield Middle SchoolD · 22% proficient
- Red River Junior High SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Mansfield High SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Red River High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rambin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rambin 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 Rambin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rambin
Is Rambin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rambin ranks 49,855th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, a stable housing market, and tree cover, and lowest on state infrastructure and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rambin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $93,761. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $40,374 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Rambin safe?
Rambin is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $730 per resident a year.
Compare Rambin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rambin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rambin 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.
Rambin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rambin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rambin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rambin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rambin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rambin 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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