Best PlacesWest Feliciana Parish, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in West Feliciana Parish, 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.
West Feliciana Parish ranks 2,329th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in West Feliciana Parish
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.
West Feliciana Parish's strengths and weaknesses
Where West Feliciana Parish ranks high
- QuietBetter than 93% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 90% of counties
- Low property taxBetter than 89% of counties
- Local economyBetter than 89% of counties
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 82% of counties
Where West Feliciana Parish ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of counties
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 3% of counties
- Short commute35.3 minutes each way, better than only 3% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in West Feliciana Parish
A household needs to earn about $66,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Feliciana Parish home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $80,598, 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 West Feliciana Parish's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in West Feliciana Parish
West Feliciana Parish'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 West Feliciana Parish.
Who works in West Feliciana Parish, and how
Work in West Feliciana Parish centers on public administration and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in West Feliciana Parish
West Feliciana Parish has more parkland per resident than 93% of counties. That concentrates in some parts of West Feliciana Parish and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is West Feliciana Parish growing, and who is moving in?
West Feliciana Parish has lost about 2% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from the rest of the Baton Rouge, LA metro.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving West Feliciana Parish go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in West Feliciana Parish, month by month
West Feliciana Parish sees roughly 93 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs February through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 50° | 42° |
| April | 78° | 67° | 58° |
| July | 90° | 80° | 73° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 59° |
Flying in and out of West Feliciana Parish
The nearest airport, Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field, is about 30 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 94 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Feliciana Parish
Schools across West Feliciana Parish average a B, better than 75% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Bains Elementary SchoolB · 49% proficient
Top middle schools
- West Feliciana Middle SchoolB+ · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- West Feliciana High SchoolB · 47% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Feliciana Parish school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Feliciana Parish 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 West Feliciana Parish against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in West Feliciana Parish
Is West Feliciana Parish a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Feliciana Parish ranks 2,329th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on quiet, tree cover, and low property taxes, and lowest on car insurance costs and state infrastructure. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Feliciana Parish expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $266,053. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $80,598 median income, cost of living beats 56% of counties.
Is West Feliciana Parish safe?
West Feliciana Parish is safer than 7% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $797 per resident a year.
Compare West Feliciana Parish with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Feliciana Parish. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Feliciana Parish 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.
West Feliciana Parish detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Feliciana Parish: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Feliciana Parish: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Feliciana Parish: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Feliciana Parish: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Feliciana Parish 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.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- 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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