What is the cost of living in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington?

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington has a Regional Price Parity (RPP) of 92.7, where 100 represents the national average. Housing costs index at 85.4, which is below the national average. The average 2-bedroom rent is $1,331/month.

What is the median salary in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington?

The median salary in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington is $60,497 annually (mean: $64,064). Top occupations include Retail Salespersons, Registered Nurses, Fast Food and Counter Workers.

How safe is Slidell-Mandeville-Covington?

The violent crime rate in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington area is 410 per 100,000 population (state-level data). Property crime rate is 1773 per 100K.

What are the schools like in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington?

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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington?

Infant center-based childcare in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington area averages $7,396 per year. Preschool averages $7,111/year. These are state-level averages.

Is Slidell-Mandeville-Covington a good place to relocate?

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington has a Life Score of 52.1/100 (D), based on 7 of 7 available dimensions among cost of living, wages, rent, crime, schools, childcare, and environment (missing dims omitted, weights renormalized). This is a middle-of-the-pack score, where the composite lands for most US metros; look at individual dimensions to see the real trade-offs.

Where does Slidell-Mandeville-Covington sit among US metros on LiveAbility?

According to PlainRelocate's LiveAbility composite, Slidell-Mandeville-Covington ranks #349 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

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA

LiveAbility 35.9/100 places Slidell-Mandeville-Covington #349 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Compiled by PlainRelocate · June 15, 2026

92.7
Cost index (US=100): $1,331
2BR rent / mo: $60,497
Median salary: 35.9
LiveAbility Score

The verdict

As of June 2026, Slidell-Mandeville-Covington ranks #349 of 387 US metros on the LiveAbility Score (35.9/100), with its strongest marks in cost of living and climate.

#349
of 387 US metros · Below median: 4,597,740
metro-area population: 410
violent crimes per 100K (state-level): 1,330
schools in the state (NCES)

Weakest dimension: schools (9/100). 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), Slidell-Mandeville-Covington ranks #349 of 387 scored US metros by LiveAbility Score (highest score = #1). Cost-of-living index 92.7 (100 = national average), median 2-bedroom rent $1,331/mo, median salary $60,497; LiveAbility Score 35.9/100, strongest in cost of living and climate.

Signature: LiveAbility 35.9/100 places Slidell-Mandeville-Covington #349 of 387 (bottom third of scored metros).

Purchasing power sits mid-band: BEA RPP 92.7 between corpus terciles 91.5 and 97.0. Median 2BR rent $1,331/mo.

LiveAbility 35.9/100 puts Slidell-Mandeville-Covington in the bottom third (#349 of 387).

BLS OEWS total employment in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington area is 89,220.

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 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)

36 Top 90% higher than 10% of 387 US metros

Metros banded by LiveAbility Score (0–100)

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US metros. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source PlainRelocate LiveAbility Score · June 2026

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington housing and rent

HUD Fair Market Rents for the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington MSA; housing RPP 85.4 (100 = national average); 2BR $1,331/mo.

Studio

$990

/month

1 Bedroom

$1,130

/month

2 Bedroom

$1,331

/month

3 Bedroom

$1,724

/month

4 Bedroom

$1,996

/month

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington wages and employment

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington posts 89,220 total employment with median salary $60,497.

Median Salary

$60,497

Mean Salary

$64,064

Total Employment

89,220

Top Occupations by Employment

Occupation	Median Salary
Retail Salespersons	$29,280
Registered Nurses	$81,160
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$23,380
Waiters and Waitresses	$15,080
General and Operations Managers	$102,450

Schools & Education

State-level education data for the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington area from NCES.

Schools

1,330

Enrollment

674,456

Student:Teacher

16.8:1

Title I %

Childcare Costs

State-average childcare costs for the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington area (DOL data).

Infant (Center)

$7,396

per year

Toddler (Center)

$7,237

per year

Preschool (Center)

$7,111

per year

Life Score Breakdown

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington's composite Life Score is 52.1/100 (D), computed across 7 of 7 dimensions.

Cost

56/100

Above average

Wages

14/100

Bottom decile

Rent

47/100

Average

Crime

26/100

Weak

Schools

91/100

Elite

Childcare

84/100

Elite

Environment

97/100

Elite

LiveAbility Score

View full rankings →

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington ranks #349 out of 387 metros with a LiveAbility Score of 35.9/100 - a composite of 7 of 8 quality-of-life dimensions from federal data (missing dims omitted; remaining weights renormalized). Customize the weights to match your priorities →

Strongest dimension: Cost of living (56/100)

Cost of living

56
Climate

52
Housing

47
Low hazard

47
Safety

26
Job market

14
Schools

9

What this shows Slidell-Mandeville-Covington's strongest dimensions are cost of living and climate; its weakest among scored dims is schools at 9/100. Default weights: cost 18%, jobs & housing 15% each, safety & schools 12%, air & hazard 10%, climate 8%; this metro uses 7 of 8 dims with renormalized weights.

Compare Slidell-Mandeville-Covington to

Valdosta Vallejo Victoria Vineland Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk Visalia

Metros near Slidell-Mandeville-Covington on cost, LiveAbility, or wages

Nearest out-of-state neighbors to Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 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

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington cost figures follow BEA Regional Price Parities and HUD Fair Market Rents; Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 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.

Verify with BEA → · Verify with BLS → · Verify with HUD → · Verify with NOAA → · Verify with FEMA → · Verify with Census →

Thinking about Slidell-Mandeville-Covington?

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington runs a $60,497 median salary at a 92.7 cost index, ranking #349 of 387 nationally on LiveAbility.

See exactly what Slidell-Mandeville-Covington's pay and cost figures mean for your own budget. Salary calculator
Put Slidell-Mandeville-Covington head-to-head against another city on the same dimensions. Compare Slidell-Mandeville-Covington
Abilene is the closest related metro in this corpus -- see how it stacks up. Abilene profile
A cheaper cost index and a higher LiveAbility score don't always point the same direction -- here's how to weigh the trade-off. Cost vs quality guide

Cost, salary and score figures are federal-data percentiles, not a move recommendation.