| | Houma, LA | Palmdale, CA | United States |
| Overall | 86.9 | 161.7 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 96.9 | 98.9 | 100 |
| Health | 119.3 | 88.9 | 100 |
| Housing | 62.8 | 144.2 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $162,500 | $444,900 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 8,780.0% | 11,360.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 95.7 | 179.7 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 79.4 | 133.8 | 100 |
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I lived in Houma from 2 years of age until 61. If you love fishing, eating fried/boiled seafood, and enjoy hot humid weather, this is your town. Except for having easy More
Houma has absolutely nothing to More
Hot summers; significant hurricanes and tropical storms about once every 5 More
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I've lived here for nine years and I haven't had any problems. The weather is hot during the summer we get real Summers during the winter it's cold and it's sometimes More
I have lived here for many years and I wish I could move elsewhere.
I have lived on both the east and west sides of this city. The west side is supposedly better and I More
I live in West Palmdale, right by the mall and i just love it. The area is in need of more restaurants, preferably steak houses, a good old fashion Chinese restaurant More
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