Best PlacesTrout, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Trout, 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.
Trout ranks 33,823rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Trout
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.
Trout's strengths and weaknesses
Where Trout ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of towns
- Short commute19.1 minutes each way, better than 90% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 82% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 78% of towns
Where Trout ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 2% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 11% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Trout
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Trout home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $71,453, 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 Trout's effective rate of 0.27%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Trout
Trout runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Trout.
Who works in Trout, and how
Work in Trout centers on professional & technical and mining & oil & gas. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 71%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 26%
Life in Trout
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Trout.
What the weather is like in Trout, month by month
Trout sees roughly 87 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 49° | 39° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 94° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 83° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Trout
The nearest airport, Alexandria International, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 163 miles away.
The best schools in and around Trout
Schools across Trout average a C, better than 36% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Olla-standard Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Fellowship Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Nebo Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
Top middle schools
- Jena Junior High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
- Lasalle Junior High SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Jena High SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Lasalle High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Trout school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Trout 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 Trout against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Trout
Is Trout a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Trout ranks 33,823rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and short commutes, 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 Trout expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $157,742. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $71,453 median income, cost of living beats 60% of towns.
Is Trout safe?
Trout is safer than 17% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $580 per resident a year.
Compare Trout with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Trout. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Trout 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.
Trout detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Trout: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Trout: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Trout: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Trout: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Trout 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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