New Orleans or Urban Honolulu: which is better?
US metro area: head-to-head comparison
New Orleans and Urban Honolulu are even: 4 : 4 across 11 indicators.
- Money: New Orleans 3:1
- Climate and risks: Urban Honolulu 1:3
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
New Orleans
Indicator
Urban Honolulu
Money
Better: New Orleans (3 : 1)Per capita income
higher is better
✗$66,523
202411% lower
✓$74,681
202412% higher
Typical rent
lower is better
✓$1,577
2026-09-3048% lower
✗$3,015
2026-09-3091% higher
Typical home value
lower is better
✓$257,067
2026-09-3070% lower
✗$855,973
2026-09-30233% higher
Price level
lower is better
✓92.6 100 = US average
202417% lower
✗111.0 100 = US average
202420% higher
Climate and risks
Better: Urban Honolulu (1 : 3)Air: median AQI
lower is better
✗48 AQI
202455% higher
✓31 AQI
202435% lower
Days with unhealthy air
lower is better
✗6 days per year
2024
✓0 days per year
2024
Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
lower is better
✓141 days per year
2016-202520% lower
✗175 days per year
2016-202525% higher
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
tie
0 days per year
2016-2025
0 days per year
2016-2025
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
tie
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
0 days per year
2016-2025
0 days per year
2016-2025
Heating degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
588 °C·days per year
2016-2025
0 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,976 °C·days per year
2016-2025
2,880 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Rainy days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
104 days per year
2016-2025
39 days per year
2016-2025
Snowfall days
no data for one of the places
0 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Annual precipitation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
2,031 mm per year
2016-2025
397 mm per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
10.3 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
10.8 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
14.0 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
13.4 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
74 %
2021-2025
67 %
2021-2025
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
lower is better
✗174 days per year
2021-202582% higher
✓96 days per year
2021-202545% lower
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
10 km
2006-2025
1 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
tie
0.00 per year
2006-2025
0.00 per year
2006-2025
Urban environment
no winnerPopulation
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
966,230 people
2024
998,747 people
2024
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: New Orleans, Urban Honolulu.