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Galliano, LA vs McKenney, VA

Galliano

Louisiana

vs

McKenney

Virginia

Across 29 directional measures we can compare, Galliano leads on 18 and McKenney on 11. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 12% higher in McKenney, and so is median household income.

Median gross rent
$849$950
Galliano is 11% lower
Median household income
$49,918$52,500
Galliano is 5% lower
Median home value
$134,200$212,000
Galliano is 37% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $43,200 a year left in Galliano and $42,100 in McKenney. Money goes further in Galliano, by about $1,100 a year.
  • A household earning Galliano's median of $49,918 would need about $53,500 in McKenney to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent outran pay by 4.3 points a year in Galliano, and pay outran rent by 2.9 points a year in McKenney.

How these are calculated

VirginiaLouisianaMcKenney, VAGalliano, LAGallianoMcKenneyGallianoMcKenney

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Top 1 of 1 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Galliano, LAComposite 37.4 / 100
18
68391n/a2230n/a

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Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureGallianoMcKenneyAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$849$950
Rent to income120.4%21.7%
Property tax rate10.3%0.4%
Home price to income12.7x4.0x
Prices vs US average285.197.9
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,098$1,651
HUD area median income4$86,600n/a
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$360$905
Median home value1$134,200$212,000
Home prices, 1-year change50.3%4.5%
Home prices, 5-year change521.1%53.4%
Homeownership181.4%73.8%
Renters paying 30%+155.8%51.0%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,279$1,283
Vacant homes111.0%11.0%
Median year built119781965
Jobs and income
Median household income1$49,918$52,500
Income per person1$31,159$24,382
Unemployment14.2%4.6%
Average annual pay6$68,017$64,691
Pay growth, 1 year61.3%-5.6%
Jobs635,0529,269
Poverty rate118.3%37.6%
Mean commute130 min31 min
Works from home14.8%11.0%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.0%
People
Population15,906518
Population change since 20207n/a3.1%
Median age142.943.4
Bachelor's or higher18.4%7.1%
High school or higher181.5%87.1%
Household size12.32.6
Born abroad16.4%3.4%
No health insurance16.2%11.6%
Homes with broadband174.2%83.2%
Moving
Moved here in the past year13.5%7.2%
Moved from another state10.5%2.5%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-7.117.7
Income of households moving in8$48,522$46,175
Income of households moving out8$50,051$46,827
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k915.86.4
Shops per 10k928.120.2
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k92.61.8
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k915.03.9
Child care centers per 10k91.22.1
Parks per 10k103.4n/a
Playgrounds per 10k100.0n/a
Grocery stores per 10k103.4n/a
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1010.2n/a
Libraries per 10k100.0n/a
Named paths and bike trails100.4n/a
Transit stops per sq mi100.0n/a
Nearest National Park Service site1138.5n/a
National Park Service sites within 60 miles112n/a
National Register listings12382
Schools
Public schools1311
Public school students13383281
Students per teacher1316.712.8
Climate
July average high1491°F89°F
January average low1446°F28°F
Average temperature1470°F59°F
Annual precipitation1463.2 in46.6 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1591.319.3
Hurricane risk1597.866.5
Tornado risk1594.528.1
Wildfire risk1518.921.9
Heat wave risk1592.142.3
Median air quality index164443
Good air days1667.4%72.9%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Galliano $33,960, McKenney $38,000 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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