CITY PROFILE
Houma, LA
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Houma is a smaller metro with one of the more affordable metros in our dataset, making it accessible if budget is a priority. Expect a hot climate with abundant sunshine, though the area is also wet—you'll get plenty of both sun and rain. It's a compact community where housing costs won't strain your finances, but you'll need to embrace heat and humidity as constants.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $187K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,305/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 21.3°C · warmest 28.5°C · coolest 12.3°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1460 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.74 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #221 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy95
- Affordable to rent83
- Climate comfort99
- Plenty of sunshine64
- Big-city amenities46
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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