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Houma vs Terre Haute

Metro-area medians — Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA Metro Area vs Terre Haute, IN Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Houma comes out ahead, winning 5 of the 9 clearly-decided measures.

Houma is both cheaper to live in (about 3% less) and higher-earning (about 5% more) than Terre Haute. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Houma.

Their widest everyday difference: Houma has the tighter job market — 3.5% unemployment versus 4.4%.

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Houma, LA
$59,439
take-home / yr · 21% to tax
$69,843
real value after local prices
Terre Haute, IN
$59,064
take-home / yr · 21% to tax
$67,273
real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Houma leaves you about $2,570/yr better off after tax and local prices.

Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.

Measure
Houma
Terre Haute
Livability (CityLedger)
38/100
32/100
Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
85.1
87.8
Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
$73,250
$67,439
Median household income
$62,338
$59,209
Median rent
$980/mo
$893/mo
Median home value
$192,000
$155,600
Unemployment
3.5%
4.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher
20.3%
24.2%
Average commute
27.2 min
24 min
Air quality (median AQI)
48
47
Avg temperature
70°F
54°F

Choose Houma for

  • + Livability (CityLedger)
  • + Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
  • + Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
  • + Median household income
  • + Unemployment
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Choose Terre Haute for

  • + Median rent
  • + Median home value
  • + Bachelor's degree or higher
  • + Average commute
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Houma vs Terre Haute — frequently asked

Is Houma cheaper than Terre Haute?
Houma is cheaper: its overall cost of living runs about 3% below Terre Haute's (BEA Regional Price Parities).
Which has higher household income, Houma or Terre Haute?
Houma has the higher median household income — $62,338 versus $59,209 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 5% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Houma or Terre Haute?
A paycheck stretches further in Houma. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $73,250 there versus $67,439 in Terre Haute.
Which has cheaper rent, Houma or Terre Haute?
Terre Haute has cheaper rent — a median of $893/mo versus $980/mo (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).