New Orleans vs Lafayette
New Orleans, LA compared with Lafayette, LA · 126 miles apart
New Orleans has 362,154 residents to Lafayette’s 123,311. New Orleans comes out ahead on bachelor's degree +. Lafayette does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| New Orleans, LA | Lafayette, LA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 362,154 | 123,311 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,136 | 2,185 |
| Median household income | $56,631 | $61,915 |
| Median home value | $315,700 | $257,000 |
| Median rent | $1,251 | $1,100 |
| Homeownership | 51.2% | 53.1% |
| Average commute | 22.6 min | 20 min |
| Median age | 38.8 | 36.9 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 42.4% | 41.1% |
| Poverty rate | 22.6% | 18.3% |
| Unemployment | 7.5% | 5.2% |
| Price to income | 5.6× | 4.2× |
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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