Metairie vs Kenner
Metairie, LA compared with Kenner, LA · 5 miles apart
Metairie has 139,729 residents to Kenner’s 65,136. Metairie comes out ahead on median household income, median rent, average commute. Kenner does better on homeownership, price to income.
| Metairie, LA | Kenner, LA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 139,729 | 65,136 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 6,033 | 4,375 |
| Median household income | $73,042 | $64,020 |
| Median home value | $327,500 | $246,300 |
| Median rent | $1,175 | $1,179 |
| Homeownership | 62.1% | 63.1% |
| Average commute | 21.7 min | 25.3 min |
| Median age | 41.3 | 39.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 41.2% | 29.1% |
| Poverty rate | 12.5% | 15.4% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| Price to income | 4.5× | 3.8× |
| Clear days a year | 39 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 40 | — |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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