Best PlacesZwolle, LA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Zwolle, 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.
Zwolle ranks 48,385th 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 Zwolle
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.
Zwolle's strengths and weaknesses
Where Zwolle ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 87% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 78% of towns
- Cheap childcare$636 a month, better than 75% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 67% of towns
Where Zwolle ranks low
- State infrastructureBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 4% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Zwolle
A household needs to earn about $29,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Zwolle home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $48,572, 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 Zwolle's effective rate of 0.21%, 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 Zwolle
Zwolle'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 Zwolle.
Who works in Zwolle, and how
Work in Zwolle centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Zwolle
Zwolle has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Zwolle and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Zwolle, month by month
Zwolle sees roughly 74 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 61, 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 | 61° | 48° | 39° |
| April | 79° | 66° | 55° |
| July | 95° | 82° | 73° |
| October | 83° | 67° | 56° |
Flying in and out of Zwolle
The nearest airport, Shreveport Regional, is about 58 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is George Bush Intcntl/Houston, about 150 miles away.
The best schools in and around Zwolle
Schools across Zwolle average a C−, better than 24% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Zwolle Elementary SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Many Elementary SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Many Junior High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Many High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
- Zwolle High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Zwolle school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Zwolle 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 Zwolle against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Zwolle
Is Zwolle a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Zwolle ranks 48,385th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, a stable housing market, and walkability, and lowest on state infrastructure and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Zwolle expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $120,659. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $48,572 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Zwolle safe?
Zwolle is safer than 20% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $563 per resident a year.
Compare Zwolle with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Zwolle. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Zwolle 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.
Zwolle detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Zwolle: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Zwolle: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Zwolle: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Zwolle: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Zwolle 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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