Moving from Houma to New Orleans
Houma to New Orleans: $77 less leftover
$2,429/mo leftover in New Orleans vs $2,506 in Houma after tax and rent ($77 less). −$924 a year — not a moving-company quote.
Houma leftover
$2,506
a month after tax and rent
New Orleans leftover
$2,429
−$77 vs Houma
Home
Only when you tap. We match the nearest metro and don't keep the coordinates.
Destination
Leftover is not a cost-of-living index. Leftover vs a COL index
Who already made this move
In 2022-2023, 323 households moved Houma → New Orleans (about 528 people, average AGI $51,740). 312 households went the other way.
Source: IRS SOI county-to-county migration. Not a moving company; not a recommendation.
| Per month | Houma | New Orleans |
|---|---|---|
| Take-home | $5,445 | $5,455 |
| Rent | $1,068 | $1,223 |
| All other costs | $1,871 | $1,803 |
| Left over | $2,506 | $2,429 |
Leftover is take-home after federal, state and city wage tax, minus asking rent at the bedroom count you set, minus a modelled month of groceries, utilities, healthcare, transport and childcare. It is not a cost-of-living index and not a moving quote. The dollar gap between Houma and New Orleans moves when you change the job, remote versus local pay, or bedrooms. How the math works · Leftover vs a COL index · Why a cheaper COL% can still lose leftover.
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What the move itself costs
About 92 road miles, 1 bedroom. Typical ranges, not quotes.
- Full-service mover
- $1,600–$3,050
- Container or pod
- $1,100–$2,050
- Rent a truck
- $400–$750
Dig into New Orleans
Paycheck
Take-home pay after tax and rent, and what's left at the end of the month.
Who moved
Which metros people actually left and arrived from, according to IRS tax returns.
Rent vs buy
Asking rent, the median home, property tax, and months to a down payment.
Monthly costs
Groceries, getting around, utilities, healthcare and childcare at your household size.
Daily life
Homicide and firearm death rates, heat, cars and commute.
Kids
Public-school enrollment, pupil–teacher ratio, bedrooms and childcare.
Getting there
Typical cost to get here, then leftover after tax and rent — not a moving-company directory.
Questions
Is the cost of living lower in New Orleans than Houma?
A one-bedroom is about $1,068 in Houma versus $1,223 in New Orleans. On a one-adult, one-bedroom household, leftover is about $77 a month lower in New Orleans. Change the job or household on the comparison to see your number.
Does New Orleans have state income tax?
New Orleans is in Louisiana, which taxes wage income.
Did people actually move from Houma to New Orleans?
When IRS county-to-county data covers this pair, the page lists how many households made the Houma → New Orleans move and their average AGI. Leftover after tax and rent is shown for the same household on both sides.