New Orleans cost of living
Cost of living in the city of New Orleans
New Orleans-Metairie, LA had 966,230 people in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. The HUD area used for rent is New Orleans-Metairie, LA HUD Metro FMR Area. The 2024 all-items regional price parity is 92.6, where the U.S. average is 100.
2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$1,480
FY 2027, principal HUD area
Median gross rent
$1,262
ACS 2024 1-year
Goods prices
93.7
BEA goods RPP, 2024
Utilities prices
71.2
BEA utilities RPP, 2024
Mean commute
24.9 minutes
ACS S0801, workers who did not work from home
Median household income
$62,373
ACS 2024, 2024 dollars
Median real estate taxes divided by median home value in this metro are 0.61%. Childcare prices are not in the verified dataset.
Benefits in Louisiana
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Related comparisons
From New Orleans
The eight largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gaps from New Orleans.
- New Orleans and San Francisco · rent gap $2,217
- New Orleans and San Jose · rent gap $1,792
- New Orleans and Boston · rent gap $1,528
- New Orleans and New York · rent gap $1,491
- New Orleans and Los Angeles · rent gap $1,484
- New Orleans and San Diego · rent gap $1,343
- New Orleans and Miami · rent gap $1,084
- New Orleans and Seattle · rent gap $1,069
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