Best PlacesYoungsville, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Youngsville, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Youngsville ranks 1,133rd of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and state infrastructure ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Youngsville
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.
Youngsville's strengths and weaknesses
Where Youngsville ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of cities
- QuietBetter than 99% of cities
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of cities
- Cheap childcare$731 a month, better than 87% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than 86% of cities
Where Youngsville ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of cities
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of cities
- BikingBetter than only 11% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Youngsville
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Youngsville home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $112,225, 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 Youngsville's effective rate of 0.61%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Youngsville
Youngsville runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Youngsville.
Who works in Youngsville, and how
Work in Youngsville centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Youngsville
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Youngsville.
What the weather is like in Youngsville, month by month
Youngsville sees roughly 118 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 45. The comfortable stretch runs February through April and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 53° | 45° |
| April | 80° | 70° | 61° |
| July | 92° | 83° | 76° |
| October | 83° | 71° | 62° |
Flying in and out of Youngsville
The nearest airport, Lafayette Regional/Paul Fournet Field, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, about 104 miles away.
The best schools in and around Youngsville
Schools across Youngsville average a B−, better than 46% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Ernest Gallet Elementary SchoolA · 64% proficient
- Green T. Lindon Elementary SchoolA− · 59% proficient
- Milton Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Erath Middle SchoolA− · 54% proficient
- Youngsville Middle SchoolB− · 43% proficient
- Broussard Middle SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Erath High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Southside High SchoolB · 47% proficient
- O. Comeaux High SchoolC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Youngsville school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Youngsville 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 Youngsville against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Youngsville suits
Families
Schools land around the 46th percentile and crime safety beats 58%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 84% of cities, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 16% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 69% of cities, health care access beats 68%, and it is quieter than 99%.
Common questions about living in Youngsville
Is Youngsville a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Youngsville ranks 1,133rd of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on a strong job market, quiet, and a stable housing market, and lowest on state infrastructure and disaster risk. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Youngsville expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $301,281. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $112,225 median income, cost of living beats 84% of cities.
Is Youngsville safe?
Yes, Youngsville is safer than 58% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $390 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Youngsville?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 64 with lows near 45. That works out to about 118 pleasant days a year, more than 69% of cities.
Is Youngsville good for families?
Schools beat 46% of cities, crime safety beats 58%, and childcare runs $731 a month.
Compare Youngsville with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Youngsville. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Youngsville 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.
Youngsville detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Youngsville: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Youngsville: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Youngsville: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Youngsville: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Youngsville 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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