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Lafayette, LA vs New Orleans, LA

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Highlights
- New Orleans has 3.1% more rainy days than Lafayette.
- New Orleans has 0.5% less Sunny Days than Lafayette.
- On the BestPlaces comfort index, New Orleans scores 2.9% worse than Lafayette
 Lafayette, LANew Orleans, LAUnited States
 Rainfall  Unlock6438
 Snowfall0  Unlock28
 Precipitation  Unlock108106
 Sunny217  Unlock205
 Avg. July High  Unlock9286
 Avg. Jan. Low42  Unlock22
 Comfort Index (higher=better)  Unlock6.67
 UV Index5.9  Unlock4.3
 Elevation  Unlock02443
Reviews for Lafayette    37 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I should add this to my previous review. Lafayette was ranked "Happiest City in the US" by USA Today magazine and "Tastiest Town" by Southern  More

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I’m from Florida but I’ve lived in the Lafayette area for thirty-five years. I’ve never known nicer people. It’s true that non-Cajuns can never integrate entirely with  More

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What are the hottest neighborhoods to buy/live in right now? I'm from out of  More

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Reviews for New Orleans    87 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived in NOLA for 6 years. Like all cities, you must take the good with the bad. It is more expensive than what you read about on the internet. The drivers are  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived here for going on 3 years. The person who lives with me wanted us to move here. It got old for me very soon after we moved here. Neither of us like it.   More

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Lived here 20 years, transplant from a dank Midwestern metropolis. For the first 15 years I was pretty much one of those rabid people foaming at the mouth whenever  More

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