WYLT Neighborhood Rankings · 2026
Best Neighborhoods
in Louisiana
Ranked by safety, schools, walkability, and value. Every verdict is based on real data — no sponsored rankings, no fluff.
#1 Pick in Louisiana
Laplace, Laplace is the top-rated neighborhood in Louisiana — rated "Good for now."
Top 25 Neighborhoods in Louisiana
Laplace
Good for nowLaplace, LA
Price
$185K
Walk
16/100
Schools
6.8/10
Alexandria
Good for nowAlexandria, LA
Price
$200K
Walk
8/100
Schools
6.8/10
Mandeville
Think twiceMandeville, LA
Price
$280K
Schools
9/10
Natchitoches
Think twiceNatchitoches, LA
Walk
40/100
Schools
7.1/10
New Orleans
Good for nowNew Orleans, LA
Price
$586K
Walk
28/100
Schools
6.9/10
New Orleans
Think twiceNew Orleans, LA
Price
$425K
Walk
62/100
Schools
7/10
New Orleans
Think twiceNew Orleans, LA
Price
$392K
Walk
61/100
Schools
6.9/10
Kenner
Think twiceKenner, LA
Walk
38/100
Schools
6.8/10
Houma
Good for nowHouma, LA
Price
$140K
Schools
6.1/10
Ruston
Think twiceRuston, LA
Price
$209K
Walk
35/100
Schools
6.2/10
Covington
Think twiceCovington, LA
Price
$305K
Walk
7/100
Schools
8.1/10
Monroe
Think twiceMonroe, LA
Price
$150K
Walk
23/100
Schools
6.3/10
Lafayette
Think twiceLafayette, LA
Price
$200K
Walk
15/100
Schools
7/10
Bossier City
Think twiceBossier City, LA
Price
$257K
Walk
11/100
Schools
7.3/10
New Orleans
Think twiceNew Orleans, LA
Price
$327K
Walk
56/100
Schools
6.9/10
Lake Charles
Think twiceLake Charles, LA
Walk
7/100
Schools
6.9/10
Slidell
Think twiceSlidell, LA
Walk
9/100
Schools
6.5/10
New Orleans
Think twiceNew Orleans, LA
Price
$415K
Walk
51/100
Schools
6.9/10
Hammond
Think twiceHammond, LA
Price
$115K
Walk
4/100
Schools
6.4/10
Metairie
Think twiceMetairie, LA
Price
$286K
Schools
6.9/10
New Iberia
Think twiceNew Iberia, LA
Price
$121K
Schools
6.3/10
Baton Rouge
Think twiceBaton Rouge, LA
Price
$200K
Walk
22/100
Schools
7/10
New Orleans
Think twiceNew Orleans, LA
Price
$242K
Walk
31/100
Schools
6.8/10
Opelousas
Think twiceOpelousas, LA
Walk
16/100
Schools
6.9/10
Shreveport
Think twiceShreveport, LA
Price
$90K
Walk
7/100
Schools
7.3/10
How we rank neighborhoods in Louisiana
Every neighborhood on this list was evaluated using real data across four dimensions: safety (violent and property crime risk), schools (rating out of 10), walkability (Walk Score out of 100), and home prices relative to the Louisiana average. Our scoring model weighs each factor equally and assigns one of four plain-English verdicts — from "Settle here" (our highest rating) to "Hard pass" — so you know exactly where each place stands without having to decode letter grades.
Rankings are updated as new reports are generated. All data is sourced from public records, national databases, and our AI-assisted analysis. Click any neighborhood to read its full report.