Why look at Houma?
- Affordable housing. Median home is $185k — well below the national median.
- Cooling market. Home values down -7.6% year-over-year — more room to negotiate as a buyer.
- Shrinking population. ~-1.3%/yr — be aware of demand softness.
Where Houma stands
Home values down 7.6% in the last year. population shrinking 1.3% per year.
Home value trajectory · last 10 years
Zillow ZHVI · monthlyLifestyle scores
Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.
Rent trajectory · last 5 years
Zillow ZORI · monthlyHome value vs rent · indexed to 100
Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)Rent vs buy
At a 11.9 price-to-rent ratio, buying generally beats renting in Houma on a long-enough horizon. The headline math is that one year of mortgage payments approximates 11.9 years of rent — well below the 15+ threshold where ownership starts to dominate.
How the momentum score breaks down
methodology →About Houma (Wikipedia)
Houma is the largest city in and the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is also the largest principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux metropolitan statistical area. The city's government was absorbed by the parish in 1984, which currently operates as the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government.
Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Local safety & alerts
No active National Weather Service alerts for Terrebonne Parish right now.
Public-safety links are official .gov sources, not curated by us. Terrebonne Parish routes NWS alerts; check the state EM portal for non-weather emergencies.
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Louisiana context
Schools
Houma is served by 24 public schools enrolling about 11,631 students, with a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1 — larger classes than the US average of ~15:1. Public-school facts are from the NCES Common Core of Data; check ratings and attendance boundaries by exact address below.
Ratings, districts & boundaries:
Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.
Climate & natural-disaster risk
State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.
Current weather
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Local news & community
Latest news in Houma
1 from local press- Houma's military museum founder dies, remembered for restoring historyLOCALHouma Today2d ago
- Dularge Bridge in Houma closed due to electrical issuesWDSU2d ago
- Earlier today, Troopers from Troop C attended the "Miss Cherie’s Memorial Touch-A-Truck" event at Terrebonne Parish Library in Houma. The event gave children a unique, hands-on opportunity to explore the equipment used by Troopers, first responders, anfacebook.com4d ago
- NOAA predicts below-normal Atlantic hurricane season for 2026WAFB6d ago
- Are home prices going up in Houma in 2026?KTBS 31d ago
What locals are saying
- Thibodaux workshop event! r/thibodaux
- Louisiana does billboards differently 😂 r/thibodaux
- Sawmill sessions r/thibodaux
- This Saturday, July 26, is the free Look Who’s Reading Book Festival in Thibodaux! r/thibodaux
- Need something to do July 12? Check out Collector’s Con in Thibodaux! r/thibodaux
Updated 2026-05-28 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Filtered for Houma-specific coverage. Headlines link to original sources.
Local sports teams
Major professional teams the Houma-Thibodaux area cheers for. Detailed stats, schedules, and player pages on intherafters.com.
Local economy & environment
Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.
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Cost-of-ownership at the median
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Schools & crime context
School quality is district-by-district and varies dramatically within a city. Check GreatSchools or your state DOE rankings for specific schools before deciding. City-level school data coming soon.
Louisiana: 549 violent crimes per 100K residents (state avg, FBI UCR). Neighborhood-level rates can vary 10× within one city — research specific areas via CrimeGrade or local police data.
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Jobs & hiring
In Houma, unemployment is low at 3.3%, and hiring momentum has been soft. The strongest local sectors are skilled trades & manufacturing, healthcare and hospitality & tourism.
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