New Orleans vs Metairie
New Orleans, LA compared with Metairie, LA · 15 miles apart
New Orleans has 362,154 residents to Metairie’s 139,729. New Orleans comes out ahead on bachelor's degree +. Metairie does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| New Orleans, LA | Metairie, LA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 362,154 | 139,729 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,136 | 6,033 |
| Median household income | $56,631 | $73,042 |
| Median home value | $315,700 | $327,500 |
| Median rent | $1,251 | $1,175 |
| Homeownership | 51.2% | 62.1% |
| Average commute | 22.6 min | 21.7 min |
| Median age | 38.8 | 41.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 42.4% | 41.2% |
| Poverty rate | 22.6% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment | 7.5% | 4.6% |
| Price to income | 5.6× | 4.5× |
| 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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