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Victoria, TX vs Houma, LA

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

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

#290 2005 Best Places to Live

#361 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’ve been living here since 2016 after living in two metropolitan cities. Let’s start with good: Good is there is a variety of elementary schools for such a medium sized  More

These reviews are very old so here's an update. I had my pick in south Texas to live and found this small city. My wife and I love it. It's in the middle of major  More

Used to live in Victoria but raising a family there was terrible. We were secluded in our development but when the kids got out into public schools even at the low  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