Best PlacesRichohoc, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Richohoc, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Richohoc ranks 45,410th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Richohoc
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.
Richohoc's strengths and weaknesses
Where Richohoc ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 90% of towns
- Short commute19.6 minutes each way, better than 89% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 86% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 79% of towns
Where Richohoc ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Richohoc
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Richohoc home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,350, 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 Richohoc's effective rate of 0.42%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Richohoc
Richohoc 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 Richohoc.
Who works in Richohoc, and how
Work in Richohoc centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 95%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Richohoc
The coast is about 30 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across Richohoc, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Richohoc, month by month
Richohoc sees roughly 115 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 65, 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 | 65° | 53° | 44° |
| April | 78° | 69° | 60° |
| July | 91° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 83° | 71° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Richohoc
The nearest airport, Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field, is about 50 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 72 miles away.
The best schools in and around Richohoc
Schools across Richohoc average a C−, better than 21% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Hattie A. Watts Elementary SchoolB− · 44% proficient
Top middle schools
- Patterson Junior High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Patterson High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Richohoc school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Richohoc 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 Richohoc against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Richohoc
Is Richohoc a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Richohoc ranks 45,410th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, short commutes, and low property taxes, 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 Richohoc expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $197,929. The overall cost of living runs about 24% below the national average. Set against a $85,350 median income, cost of living beats 90% of towns.
Is Richohoc safe?
Richohoc is safer than 7% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $760 per resident a year.
Compare Richohoc with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Richohoc. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Richohoc 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.
Richohoc detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Richohoc: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Richohoc: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Richohoc: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Richohoc: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Richohoc 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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