Mandeville, LA vs Metairie, LA

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

MetricMandeville, LAMetairie, LA
Population12,946139,729
Median Household Income$94,405$73,042
Median Rent$1,422/mo$1,175/mo
Median Home Value$376,100$327,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9393
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income37.8%46.6%
Poverty Rate7.1%12.5%
Unemployment Rate3.9% (county)4% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k138263*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,5371,921*
Median AQI3747
Good AQI Days /yr315227
Summer Highs90°F93°F
Winter Lows42°F49°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute25.8 min21.7 min
Hospitals12
Avg Hospital Rating—2.0 / 5
Students per Teacher13.716.2
College Degree Rate49%41.2%
Foreign-Born %6.9%14%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.7%-2.2%

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 Metairie (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.