Best PlacesStanley, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Stanley, 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.
Stanley ranks 47,888th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Stanley
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.
Stanley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Stanley ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 91% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 81% of towns
- QuietBetter than 78% of towns
Where Stanley ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$34,032 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 5% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
Who lives in Stanley
Stanley 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 Stanley.
Who works in Stanley, and how
Work in Stanley centers on mining & oil & gas and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Stanley
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Stanley.
What the weather is like in Stanley, month by month
Stanley sees roughly 83 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 80° | 67° | 55° |
| July | 96° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 83° | 69° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Stanley
The nearest airport, Shreveport Regional, is about 34 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 160 miles away.
The best schools in and around Stanley
Schools across Stanley average a C−, better than 21% of towns.
Top high schools
- Logansport High SchoolB− · 31% proficient
- Stanley High SchoolC+ · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Stanley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Stanley 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 Stanley against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Stanley
Is Stanley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Stanley ranks 47,888th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, a stable housing market, and a strong job market, and lowest on state infrastructure and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Stanley safe?
Stanley is safer than 16% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $591 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Stanley?
July highs average about 96 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 38. That works out to about 83 pleasant days a year, more than 51% of towns.
Compare Stanley with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Stanley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Stanley 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.
Stanley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Stanley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Stanley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Stanley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Stanley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Stanley 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.
- 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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