Best PlacesWilson Point, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Wilson Point, 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.
Wilson Point ranks 40,920th 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 Wilson Point
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.
Wilson Point's strengths and weaknesses
Where Wilson Point ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 82% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 69% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 62% of towns
Where Wilson Point ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute40.8 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Wilson Point
A household needs to earn about $52,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Wilson Point home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $61,930, 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 Wilson Point's effective rate of 0.33%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Wilson Point
Wilson Point runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Wilson Point.
Who works in Wilson Point, and how
Work in Wilson Point centers on construction and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Wilson Point
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Wilson Point.
What the weather is like in Wilson Point, month by month
Wilson Point sees roughly 86 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 Wilson Point
The nearest airport, Alexandria International, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 143 miles away.
The best schools in and around Wilson Point
Schools across Wilson Point average a C−, better than 26% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Poland Junior High SchoolB · 49% proficient
- Lafargue Elementary SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Rapides High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Marksville High SchoolD− · 17% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Wilson Point school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Wilson Point 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 Wilson Point against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Wilson Point
Is Wilson Point a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Wilson Point ranks 40,920th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, a strong job market, and a stable housing market, 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 Wilson Point expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $214,527. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $61,930 median income, cost of living beats 35% of towns.
Is Wilson Point safe?
Wilson Point is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $417 per resident a year.
Compare Wilson Point with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Wilson Point. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Wilson Point 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.
Wilson Point detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Wilson Point: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Wilson Point: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Wilson Point: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Wilson Point: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Wilson Point 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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