Best PlacesReadheimer, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Readheimer, 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.
Readheimer ranks 48,048th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Readheimer
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.
Readheimer's strengths and weaknesses
Where Readheimer ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 94% of towns
- Cheap childcare$687 a month, better than 67% of towns
Where Readheimer ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 3% of towns
- Short commute41.9 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Readheimer
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Readheimer home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $57,254, 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 Readheimer's effective rate of 0.21%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Readheimer
Readheimer 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 Readheimer.
Who works in Readheimer, and how
Work in Readheimer centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Readheimer
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Readheimer.
What the weather is like in Readheimer, month by month
Readheimer 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 Readheimer
The nearest airport, Shreveport Regional, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 204 miles away.
The best schools in and around Readheimer
Schools across Readheimer average a D+, better than 16% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Goldonna Elementary & Junior High SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Lakeview Jr./sr. High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
- Jonesboro-hodge High SchoolF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Readheimer school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Readheimer 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 Readheimer against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Readheimer
Is Readheimer a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Readheimer ranks 48,048th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and quiet, and lowest on internet speeds and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Readheimer expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $95,133. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $57,254 median income, cost of living beats 28% of towns.
Is Readheimer safe?
Readheimer is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $655 per resident a year.
Compare Readheimer with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Readheimer. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Readheimer 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.
Readheimer detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Readheimer: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Readheimer: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Readheimer: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Readheimer: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Readheimer 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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