Best PlacesTurkey Creek, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Turkey Creek, 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.
Turkey Creek ranks 47,107th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Turkey Creek
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.
Turkey Creek's strengths and weaknesses
Where Turkey Creek ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 85% of towns
- QuietBetter than 82% of towns
- Cheap childcare$637 a month, better than 75% of towns
Where Turkey Creek ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute52.6 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Turkey Creek
A household needs to earn about $30,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Turkey Creek home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,995, 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 Turkey Creek's effective rate of 0.28%, 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 Turkey Creek
Turkey Creek'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 Turkey Creek.
Who works in Turkey Creek, and how
Work in Turkey Creek centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Turkey Creek
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Turkey Creek.
What the weather is like in Turkey Creek, month by month
Turkey Creek sees roughly 77 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 63, with lows near 40. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63° | 50° | 40° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 55° |
| July | 93° | 81° | 73° |
| October | 83° | 68° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Turkey Creek
The nearest airport, Alexandria International, is about 32 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 142 miles away.
The best schools in and around Turkey Creek
Schools across Turkey Creek average a C−, better than 23% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- James Stephens Montessori SchoolC− · 30% proficient
Top high schools
- Oakdale High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Rapides High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Mamou High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Turkey Creek school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Turkey Creek 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 Turkey Creek against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Turkey Creek
Is Turkey Creek a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Turkey Creek ranks 47,107th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low property taxes, and tree cover, and lowest on education levels and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Turkey Creek expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $124,693. The overall cost of living runs about 25% below the national average. Set against a $59,995 median income, cost of living beats 48% of towns.
Is Turkey Creek safe?
Turkey Creek is safer than 17% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $593 per resident a year.
Compare Turkey Creek with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Turkey Creek. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Turkey Creek 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.
Turkey Creek detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Turkey Creek: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Turkey Creek: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Turkey Creek: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Turkey Creek: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Turkey Creek 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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