New Orleans vs Bossier City
New Orleans, LA compared with Bossier City, LA · 278 miles apart
New Orleans has 362,154 residents to Bossier City’s 63,259. New Orleans comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +. Bossier City does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.
| New Orleans, LA | Bossier City, LA | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 362,154 | 63,259 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,136 | 1,425 |
| Median household income | $56,631 | $55,819 |
| Median home value | $315,700 | $202,100 |
| Median rent | $1,251 | $1,107 |
| Homeownership | 51.2% | 53.2% |
| Average commute | 22.6 min | 18 min |
| Median age | 38.8 | 35.4 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 42.4% | 24.7% |
| Poverty rate | 22.6% | 20.8% |
| Unemployment | 7.5% | 6.5% |
| Price to income | 5.6× | 3.6× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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