What is the cost of living in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux?

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 85.1, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 51.3, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,102/month.

What is the median salary in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux?

The median salary in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux is $56,114 annually (mean: $59,461). Top occupations include Sailors and Marine Oilers, Cashiers, Retail Salespersons.

How safe is Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux?

The violent crime rate in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux area is 410 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1773 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux?

The state of LA has 1,330 schools (state-level data, no metro-level federal count exists) with an average student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. Charter schools make up 11.3% of all schools.

How much does childcare cost in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux?

Infant center-based childcare in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux area averages $7,396 per year. Preschool averages $7,111/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux a good place to relocate?

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux has a Life Score of 64.1/100 (C), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This places Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux in the top decile of scored metros, a genuinely strong all-around profile.

Where does Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux ranks #247 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). That ordinal matches the /rankings/livability listing. See /methodology#corpus-placement for the exact sort basis.

Relocation profile · Federal data

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA

BEA RPP 85.1 ranks #9 of 387 scored metros for lower prices (cheaper third).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

85.1
Cost index (US=100): $1,102
2BR rent / mo: $56,114
Median salary: 47.8
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux ranks #247 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (47.8/100), with its strongest marks in cost of living and housing.

#247
of 387 US metros · Near median: 4,597,740
metro-area population: 410
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 1,330
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: job market (6/100). Weigh every dimension against your own priorities, use the City Finder to re-rank by what matters to you.

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite (BEA, BLS, HUD, FBI, NCES, EPA, NOAA, and FEMA inputs), Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux ranks #247 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 85.1 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,102/mo, median salary $56,114; LiveAbility Score 47.8/100, strongest in cost of living and housing.

Signature: BEA RPP 85.1 ranks #9 of 387 scored metros for lower prices (cheaper third).

Purchasing power opens up: BEA RPP 85.1 lands in the cheaper third of scored metros (cuts at 91.5 / 97.0). Median 2BR rent $1,102/mo.

LiveAbility 47.8/100 keeps Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux in the middle third (#247 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux area is 76,690.

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux vs all US metros by LiveAbility Score

Where this metro's LiveAbility Score falls among every scored US metro (composite placement, not a desirability verdict)

48 Top 64% higher than 36% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

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Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux MSA; housing RPP 51.3 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,102/mo.

Studio

$760

/month

1 Bedroom

$904

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,102

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,330

/month

4 Bedroom

$1,459

/month

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux wages and employment

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux posts 76,690 total employment with median salary $56,114 against a cheaper-than-average RPP.

Median Salary

$56,114

Mean Salary

$59,461

Total Employment

76,690

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$48,500
Cashiers	$25,990
Retail Salespersons	$29,220
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$103,780
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$33,310

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux area from NCES.

Schools

1,330

Enrollment

674,456

Student:Teacher

16.8:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$7,396

per year

Toddler (Center)

$7,237

per year

Preschool (Center)

$7,111

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux's composite Life Score is 64.1/100 (C), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

98/100

Elite

Wages

6/100

Bottom decile

Rent

81/100

Elite

Crime

27/100

Weak

Schools

89/100

Elite

Childcare

85/100

Elite

Environment

96/100

Elite

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux ranks #247 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 47.8/100 - a composite of 8 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data. Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Cost of living (98/100)

Cost of living

98
Housing

81
Climate

62
Low hazard

49
Safety

28
Air quality

28
Schools

11
Job market

6

What this shows Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux's strongest dimensions are cost of living and housing; its weakest among scored dims is job market at 6/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%.

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Metros near Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux on BEA RPP, LiveAbility, or BLS median salary, a different lens than the size-ranked list.

Similar cost of living (BEA RPP)

Similar LiveAbility score

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, HUD Fair Market Rents, BLS OES, FBI UCR, NCES, DOL, EPA June 2026

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux wages and LiveAbility inputs follow BLS OEWS plus the federal sources listed in methodology. This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Scores are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation. How this data is sourced.

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