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New Orleans, LA

🇺🇸 Louisiana · Ranked #84 of 88 in North America
41SCORE
New Orleans, LA is a cash-flow market where rents are high relative to prices. Here's the full data-driven picture — cost, safety, schools, jobs and climate risk.

Unmatched culture, but hurricane, flood, and subsidence risk plus slow growth make it a high-caution pick.

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The numbers

Median home$261k
Median rent$1,622/mo
Gross rental yield7.5%
Median age40 yrs

How it scores

Climate
22
Affordability
52
Momentum
42
Resilience
55

Livability grades

D+Safety
CSchools
CState
CHiking

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