Best PlacesRead Blvd East, New Orleans, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Read Blvd East, 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.
Read Blvd East, New Orleans ranks 5,151st of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Read Blvd East, 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.
Read Blvd East, New Orleans' strengths and weaknesses
Where Read Blvd East, New Orleans ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$702 a month, better than 95% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 66% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 66% of neighborhoods
Where Read Blvd East, New Orleans ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Read Blvd East, New Orleans
A household needs to earn about $76,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Read Blvd East, New Orleans home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,675, 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 Read Blvd East, New Orleans' effective rate of 0.91%, 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 Read Blvd East, New Orleans
Read Blvd East, New Orleans's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Read Blvd East, New Orleans.
Who works in Read Blvd East, New Orleans, and how
Work in Read Blvd East, New Orleans centers on health care & social and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Read Blvd East, New Orleans
Read Blvd East, New Orleans has more restaurants and bars per resident than 66% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 86% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Read Blvd East, New Orleans and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Read Blvd East, New Orleans, month by month
Read Blvd East, 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 Read Blvd East, New Orleans
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International sits about 18 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 Read Blvd East, New Orleans
Schools across Read Blvd East, New Orleans average a D+, better than 18% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lake Forest Elementary Charter SchoolA+ · 77% proficient
- Benjamin Franklin Elem. Math And ScienceD · 16% proficient
- Einstein Charter At Sherwood ForestD− · 15% proficient
Top middle schools
- Andrew Jackson Middle SchoolC− · 30% 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 Read Blvd East, New Orleans school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Read Blvd East, 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 Read Blvd East, New Orleans against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Read Blvd East, New Orleans
Is Read Blvd East, New Orleans a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Read Blvd East, New Orleans ranks 5,151st of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, affordable childcare, and few empty homes, 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 Read Blvd East, New Orleans expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $285,804. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $86,675 median income, cost of living beats 66% of neighborhoods.
Is Read Blvd East, New Orleans safe?
Read Blvd East, New Orleans is safer than 24% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $801 per resident a year.
Compare Read Blvd East, New Orleans with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Read Blvd East, New Orleans. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Read Blvd East, 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.
Read Blvd East, New Orleans detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Read Blvd East, New Orleans: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Read Blvd East, New Orleans: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Read Blvd East, New Orleans: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Read Blvd East, New Orleans: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Read Blvd East, 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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