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57cities listedof 4,183 in the US $59,235typical household income▼ 27% below US $1,109typical rent per month▼ 22% below US New Orleanslargest citypop. 372k

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New Orleans	372k	$56,631	$1,251	4.8%
Baton Rouge	223k	$49,994	$1,067	4.6%
Shreveport	181k	$48,699	$987	4.5%
Metairie	140k	$73,042	$1,175	4.0%
Lafayette	122k	$61,915	$1,100	3.8%
Lake Charles	81k	$59,235	$1,109	4.6%
Kenner	65k	$64,020	$1,179	3.8%
Bossier City	63k	$55,819	$1,107	4.2%
Monroe	47k	$40,505	$886	5.9%
Alexandria	44k	$47,113	$931	4.0%
Prairieville	35k	$104,923	$1,324	3.6%
Marrero	33k	$41,402	$1,042	4.0%
Houma	32k	$58,194	$1,058	3.9%
Central	30k	$89,554	$1,309	3.5%
Slidell	29k	$70,497	$1,375	4.8%
Laplace	28k	$69,030	$1,351	5.2%
New Iberia	28k	$47,087	$894	5.2%
Terrytown	25k	$51,718	$1,135	4.0%
Chalmette	23k	$54,904	$1,110	4.7%
Ruston	22k	$31,120	$816	4.5%
Hammond	22k	$48,166	$1,061	5.0%
Bayou Cane	21k	$74,350	$1,101	3.8%
Harvey	21k	$48,774	$1,190	4.0%
Sulphur	21k	$61,760	$994	4.5%
Zachary	20k	$84,480	$1,527	4.2%
Shenandoah	18k	$107,021	$1,201	4.2%
Natchitoches	18k	$37,133	$802	5.8%
Youngsville	17k	$105,876	—	3.6%
Gretna	17k	$43,110	$1,060	4.0%
Estelle	16k	$78,869	$1,442	4.0%
Thibodaux	16k	$52,072	$960	3.8%
Opelousas	15k	$32,964	$717	5.0%
Broussard	14k	$116,179	$1,010	3.6%
Pineville	14k	$49,774	$910	3.9%
Luling	14k	$76,539	$1,625	3.8%
River Ridge	13k	$84,336	$1,127	4.0%
Claiborne	13k	$72,420	$1,206	4.5%
Gonzales	13k	$75,451	$1,497	3.6%
Mandeville	13k	$94,405	$1,422	3.9%
West Monroe	13k	$49,386	$826	4.5%
Moss Bluff	12k	—	$1,324	4.5%
Baker	12k	$54,750	—	4.2%
Gardere	12k	$55,409	$1,157	4.2%
Bayou Blue	12k	$63,958	—	3.8%
Woodmere	12k	$75,828	$1,382	4.0%
Covington	12k	$75,851	$1,396	3.9%
Carencro	12k	—	$944	3.6%
Destrehan	12k	$90,509	$1,257	3.8%
Minden	11k	$34,294	$895	5.0%
Crowley	11k	$28,642	$594	4.1%
Waggaman	11k	—	$1,510	4.0%
Morgan City	11k	$56,474	$917	5.0%
Abbeville	11k	—	$829	4.0%
Belle Chasse	11k	$115,012	$1,485	3.9%
Timberlane	11k	$65,901	$1,443	4.0%
Bogalusa	10k	$30,749	$767	4.7%
Raceland	10k	$60,286	—	3.8%

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