League City vs New Orleans
The short version
- New Orleans is cheaper overall: prices in its metro run 6% lower than in the League City area (BEA 2024).
- The median home costs $315,700 in New Orleans and $360,000 in League City.
- Households earn more in League City ($121,099 vs $56,631 median).
- League City is growing faster: +4.9% since 2020 vs -5.7%.
- Commutes are shorter in New Orleans (23 vs 30 minutes each way).
- Texas has no state income tax on wages; Louisiana's top rate is 3%.
Side by side
| League City, TX | New Orleans, LA | |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population (2025) | 119,905 | 362,154 |
| Growth since 2020 | +4.9% | -5.7% |
| People per square mile | 2,335 | 2,137 |
| Median age | 37.7 | 38.8 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 48% | 42% |
| Money and housing | ||
| Median household income | $121,099 | $56,631 |
| Median home value | $360,000 | $315,700 |
| Home value to income | 3.0× | 5.6× |
| Median rent (with utilities) | $1,684 | $1,251 |
| Metro price level (US = 100) | 98.6 | 92.6 |
| Housing price level (US = 100) | 104.5 | 86.0 |
| $75,000 elsewhere equals | $74,000 | $69,400 |
| Homeowners | 75% | 51% |
| Top state income tax | None | 3% |
| Combined sales tax | 8.2% | 10.13% |
| Work and commute | ||
| Average commute (minutes) | 29.9 | 22.6 |
| Work from home | 15% | 15% |
| Take public transit | 1% | 5% |
| Unemployment (2020-24 avg) | 3.8% | 7.5% |
| Poverty rate | 5.4% | 22.6% |
| Weather | ||
| January high / low | 64° / 46° | 61° / 47° |
| July high / low | 92° / 76° | 91° / 78° |
| Precipitation per year | 60 in | 60 in |
| Snowfall per year | 0 in | 0 in |
| Days 90°F or hotter | 76 | 86 |
| Nights below freezing | 9 | 2 |
| Comfortable months | 3 | 3 |
| Risks, air and home prices | ||
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA, county) | Relatively High | Relatively High |
| FEMA risk score (lower is safer) | 95.4 | 98.3 |
| Good air days, 2025 | 10% | 52% |
| Home prices, past year | +3.4% | +2.7% |
| Home prices, past 5 years | +32.7% | +13.9% |
Highlighted cells are the better value where "better" is clear (lower prices, higher income, shorter commutes). Sources: Census Bureau 2025 estimates and ACS 2020-2024, BEA 2024, NOAA 1991-2020, Tax Foundation 2026.
Weather, month by month
Most comfortable months: League City: February to April. New Orleans: February and October to November.
Full monthly tables: League City weather by month and New Orleans weather by month.
What $75,000 is worth
A $75,000 salary in an average-priced US city buys about the same as $74,000 in League City and $69,400 in New Orleans. Moving from League City to New Orleans, you would need about $70,400 to match a $75,000 salary.
Which would you pick?
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