Best PlacesScotlandville, Baton Rouge, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Scotlandville, Baton Rouge, 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.
Scotlandville, Baton Rouge ranks 5,965th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and health outcomes rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Scotlandville, Baton Rouge
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.
Scotlandville, Baton Rouge's strengths and weaknesses
Where Scotlandville, Baton Rouge ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$676 a month, better than 96% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 58% of neighborhoods
Where Scotlandville, Baton Rouge ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Household income$40,247 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Scotlandville, Baton Rouge
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Scotlandville, Baton Rouge home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $40,247, 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 Scotlandville, Baton Rouge's effective rate of 0.37%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Scotlandville, Baton Rouge
Scotlandville, Baton Rouge's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Scotlandville, Baton Rouge.
Who works in Scotlandville, Baton Rouge, and how
Work in Scotlandville, Baton Rouge centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 7%
Life in Scotlandville, Baton Rouge
Scotlandville, Baton Rouge has more parkland per resident than 90% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Scotlandville, Baton Rouge and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Scotlandville, Baton Rouge, month by month
Scotlandville, Baton Rouge sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 43. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 52° | 43° |
| April | 80° | 69° | 59° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 84° | 71° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Scotlandville, Baton Rouge
The nearest airport, Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field, is about 1 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 66 miles away.
The best schools in and around Scotlandville, Baton Rouge
Schools across Scotlandville, Baton Rouge average a D+, better than 22% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Brownfields Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Ryan Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
- Progress Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Scotlandville Pre-engineering AcademyD− · 16% proficient
- Park Forest Middle SchoolF · 7% proficient
- Baker Middle SchoolF · 5% proficient
Top high schools
- Liberty High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Scotlandville Magnet High SchoolF · 11% proficient
- Baker High SchoolF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Scotlandville, Baton Rouge school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Scotlandville, Baton Rouge 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 Scotlandville, Baton Rouge against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Scotlandville, Baton Rouge
Is Scotlandville, Baton Rouge a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Scotlandville, Baton Rouge ranks 5,965th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low property taxes, affordable childcare, and a stable housing market, and lowest on health outcomes and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Scotlandville, Baton Rouge expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $120,732. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $40,247 median income, cost of living beats 13% of neighborhoods.
Is Scotlandville, Baton Rouge safe?
Scotlandville, Baton Rouge is safer than 2% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,545 per resident a year.
Compare Scotlandville, Baton Rouge with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Scotlandville, Baton Rouge. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Scotlandville, Baton Rouge 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.
Scotlandville, Baton Rouge detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Scotlandville, Baton Rouge: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Scotlandville, Baton Rouge: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Scotlandville, Baton Rouge: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Scotlandville, Baton Rouge: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Scotlandville, Baton Rouge 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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