Houma, LA vs Bayou Blue, LA

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricHouma, LABayou Blue, LA
Population32,39212,218
Median Household Income$58,194$63,958
Median Rent$1,058/mo—
Median Home Value$205,900$189,100
Cost of Living (US = 100)8585
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.1%35.2%
Poverty Rate16.3%23.9%
Unemployment Rate3.9%3.8% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k489249*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,7441,237*
Median AQI4244
Good AQI Days /yr—246
Summer Highs91°F91°F
Winter Lows46°F46°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute19.7 min30.6 min
Hospitals2—
Avg Hospital Rating3.5 / 5—
Students per Teacher16.216.6
College Degree Rate23.8%15.5%
Foreign-Born %3.4%3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-5.0%-1.6%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Bayou Blue (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.