Best PlacesSt. Thomas, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around St. Thomas, 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.
St. Thomas ranks 48,910th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in St. Thomas
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.
St. Thomas' strengths and weaknesses
Where St. Thomas ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 108 pleasant days a year, better than 73% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 70% of towns
Where St. Thomas ranks low
- Short commute58.9 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in St. Thomas
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median St. Thomas home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,361, 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 St. Thomas' effective rate of 0.34%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in St. Thomas
St. Thomas runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, 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 St. Thomas.
Who works in St. Thomas, and how
Work in St. Thomas centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in St. Thomas
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across St. Thomas.
What the weather is like in St. Thomas, month by month
St. Thomas sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 64, 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 | 64° | 53° | 44° |
| April | 81° | 69° | 59° |
| July | 93° | 82° | 75° |
| October | 83° | 71° | 62° |
Flying in and out of St. Thomas
The nearest airport, Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field, is about 44 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 44 miles away.
The best schools in and around St. Thomas
Schools across St. Thomas average a C, better than 32% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Napoleonville Primary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Napoleonville Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Assumption High SchoolC+ · 37% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every St. Thomas school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
St. Thomas 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 St. Thomas against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in St. Thomas
Is St. Thomas a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, St. Thomas ranks 48,910th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, quiet, and low property taxes, and lowest on long commutes and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is St. Thomas expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $219,400. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $59,361 median income, cost of living beats 40% of towns.
Is St. Thomas safe?
St. Thomas is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $737 per resident a year.
Compare St. Thomas with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to St. Thomas. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in St. Thomas 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.
St. Thomas detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for St. Thomas: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in St. Thomas: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of St. Thomas: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in St. Thomas: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
St. Thomas 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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