Best PlacesRougon, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rougon, 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.
Rougon ranks 45,812th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Rougon
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.
Rougon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rougon ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 84% of towns
- Cheap childcare$584 a month, better than 80% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 76% of towns
Where Rougon ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Household income$41,772 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rougon
A household needs to earn about $50,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rougon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $41,772, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Rougon's effective rate of 0.28%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Rougon
Rougon 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 Rougon.
Who works in Rougon, and how
Work in Rougon centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Rougon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rougon.
What the weather is like in Rougon, month by month
Rougon sees roughly 96 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 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 | 78° | 67° | 58° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of Rougon
The nearest airport, Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field, is about 15 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 80 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rougon
Schools across Rougon average a D+, better than 15% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Rougon Elementary SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Livonia High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rougon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rougon 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 Rougon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rougon
Is Rougon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rougon ranks 45,812th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, low property taxes, and civic engagement, and lowest on car insurance costs and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rougon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $206,306. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $41,772 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Rougon safe?
Rougon is safer than 30% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $466 per resident a year.
Compare Rougon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rougon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rougon 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.
Rougon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rougon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rougon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rougon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rougon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rougon 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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