Best PlacesWestern Hills Yarborough, Shreveport, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport, 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.
Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport ranks 5,044th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on tree cover by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport
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.
Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport's strengths and weaknesses
Where Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport ranks high
- Tree shadeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$732 a month, better than 93% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 79% of neighborhoods
Where Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport
A household needs to earn about $49,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,775, 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 Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport's effective rate of 0.60%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport
Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport 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 Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport.
Who works in Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport, and how
Work in Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport
Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport has more parkland per resident than 86% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport, month by month
Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport 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 Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport
The nearest airport, Shreveport Regional, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Dallas Love Field, about 176 miles away.
The best schools in and around Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport
Schools across Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport average a C−, better than 44% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Blanchard Elementary SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Walnut Hill Elementary/middle SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Turner Elementary Middle SchoolF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Caddo Parish Middle Magnet SchoolA+ · 82% proficient
- Donnie Bickham Middle SchoolD− · 19% proficient
Top high schools
- Northwood High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Huntington High SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Green Oaks Performing Arts AcademyF · 6% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport 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 Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport
Is Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport ranks 5,044th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on tree cover, affordable childcare, and a stable housing market, and lowest on state infrastructure and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $194,597. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $62,775 median income, cost of living beats 43% of neighborhoods.
Is Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport safe?
Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport is safer than 27% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $789 per resident a year.
Compare Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport 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.
Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Western Hills Yarborough, Shreveport 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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