Best PlacesWinnsboro, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Winnsboro, 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.
Winnsboro ranks 48,433rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and car insurance costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Winnsboro
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.
Winnsboro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Winnsboro ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 84% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 77% of towns
- Cheap childcare$625 a month, better than 76% of towns
Where Winnsboro ranks low
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 1% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 4% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Winnsboro
A household needs to earn about $24,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Winnsboro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $43,790, 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 Winnsboro's effective rate of 0.19%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Winnsboro
Winnsboro'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 Winnsboro.
Who works in Winnsboro, and how
Work in Winnsboro centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Winnsboro
Winnsboro has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of towns and more parkland per resident than 90% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Winnsboro and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Winnsboro, month by month
Winnsboro sees roughly 80 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 94 degrees. January highs sit near 59, with lows near 39. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59° | 47° | 39° |
| April | 78° | 66° | 56° |
| July | 94° | 83° | 74° |
| October | 82° | 68° | 57° |
Flying in and out of Winnsboro
The nearest airport, Monroe Regional, is about 31 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 173 miles away.
The best schools in and around Winnsboro
Schools across Winnsboro average a D−, better than 4% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Crowville SchoolD+ · 21% proficient
- Gilbert SchoolD · 18% proficient
- Baskin SchoolD · 17% proficient
Top high schools
- Caldwell Parish High SchoolD · 20% proficient
- Franklin Parish High SchoolD · 19% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Winnsboro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Winnsboro 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 Winnsboro against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Winnsboro
Is Winnsboro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Winnsboro ranks 48,433rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, a stable housing market, and walkability, 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 Winnsboro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $98,840. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $43,790 median income, cost of living beats 10% of towns.
Is Winnsboro safe?
Winnsboro is safer than 7% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $820 per resident a year.
Compare Winnsboro with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Winnsboro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Winnsboro 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.
Winnsboro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Winnsboro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Winnsboro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Winnsboro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Winnsboro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Winnsboro 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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