Best PlacesReids, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Reids, 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.
Reids ranks 44,222nd of 50,333 U.S. towns 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 Reids
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.
Reids' strengths and weaknesses
Where Reids ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 93% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of towns
Where Reids ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of towns
- Short commute37.3 minutes each way, better than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Reids
A household needs to earn about $14,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Reids home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,026, 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 Reids' effective rate of 0.30%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Reids
Reids runs older 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 Reids.
Who works in Reids, and how
Work in Reids centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Reids
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Reids.
What the weather is like in Reids, month by month
Reids sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 50° | 42° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 58° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Reids
The nearest airport, Alexandria International, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 157 miles away.
The best schools in and around Reids
Schools across Reids average a C+, better than 50% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Anacoco Elementary SchoolA− · 55% proficient
- Rosepine Elementary SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Top middle schools
- Vernon Middle SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top high schools
- Pickering High SchoolC · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Reids school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Reids 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 Reids against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Reids
Is Reids a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Reids ranks 44,222nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, quiet, and low property taxes, and lowest on state infrastructure and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Reids expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $59,500. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $55,026 median income, cost of living beats 20% of towns.
Is Reids safe?
Reids is safer than 37% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $455 per resident a year.
Compare Reids with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Reids. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Reids 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.
Reids detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Reids: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Reids: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Reids: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Reids: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Reids 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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