2025 Compare Cities Rankings:
Aiken, SC vs Houma, LA

#35 Drought-Riskiest Cities

#47 America's Migraine Hot Spots

#56 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)

#84 Most Comfortable Summer Cities

#164 2005 Best Places to Live

#218 Best Green Cities

#19 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Mid-Size Cities)

#49 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)

#71 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)

#320 2005 Best Places to Live

#376 Best Green Cities

I'm going on 3 years living in Aiken. Moving here not having any family or friends was difficult. I'm thankful for the people I have met who now feel like lifelong  More

Aiken is a magical place. It is beautiful and historic, has all the amenities, and Hitchcock Woods is a treasure! I feel blessed to have lived in Aiken for 3 years. As a  More

Aiken is a unique town to visit or live in. I've lived in Toronto, ON Canada, Lynchburg, VA and in Aiken. I am 24 years old and moved here from VA just over two years  More

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