City Score: New Orleans-Metairie, LA

Metro area. The Joy Project City Score for New Orleans-Metairie, LA: the condition of its cities from public data and how the church is moving across them, with every source.

The score

New Orleans-Metairie, LA scores 27 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 35 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 16 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

The condition of New Orleans-Metairie, LA

  • What New Orleans-Metairie, LA is up against: 72 out of 100 — Better than 18% of cbsas, up 20 points
  • Where grace is growing: 42 out of 100 — Better than 77% of cbsas
  • Marriage & family: 12 out of 100 — Better than 3% of cbsas
  • Christian liberty: 58 out of 100 — Better than 54% of cbsas, up 3 points

What takes New Orleans-Metairie, LA to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 16 → 40
  • Unity: Unity 33 → 45
  • Gathering: Gathering 19 → 45
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 17 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Property crime up 38 percentile points (What New Orleans-Metairie, LA is up against)
  • This quarter: Violent crime up 23 percentile points (What New Orleans-Metairie, LA is up against)
  • This quarter: Religious Liberty in the States score up 5 percentile points (Christian liberty)

New Orleans-Metairie, LA over time

  • — Entered Liberty

Sources

  1. Violent crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  2. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  3. Sexually transmitted infections: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  4. Drug overdose deaths: CDC NCHS, provisional county drug overdose deaths (VSRR) · 2025 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA (4 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  5. Adult entertainment outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  6. Gambling outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  7. Cannabis outlets: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  8. Liquor outlets and bars: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  9. Predatory lenders: OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  10. Abortion facilities (mapped): OpenStreetMap outlet counts (Metro pulse, metro_reformation_stats) · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  11. Church adherents: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  12. Congregations: 2020 U.S. Religion Census · 2020 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  13. Charitable giving: IRS Statistics of Income, county data · 2023 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA (7 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  14. Given to local needs in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  15. Needs met in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  16. Volunteers mobilized in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  17. New believers in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  18. Searches for a church in Joy: Verified in Joy (the impact ledger) · 2026-09 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  19. Foster and adoptive families in the churches: Church workspace entries (church-attested) · 2026-10 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA (6 counties summed) · fetched Oct 29, 2026 · verified in Joy
  20. Children with married parents: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA (7 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  21. Adults 25-44 married: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA (7 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  22. Cohabiting households: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA (7 counties summed) · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  23. Divorces: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  24. Marriages: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year · 2020-2024 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  25. Births to unmarried mothers: CDC WONDER · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  26. Religious Liberty in the States score: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  27. Safeguards fully in law: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  28. State Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Religious Liberty in the States · 2026 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 28, 2026
  29. Anti-Christian hate crimes: FBI Crime Data Explorer · 2025 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  30. School choice: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  31. Protections for the unborn: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 29, 2026
  32. Homeschool freedom: The Liberty register (config/conditions/liberty_laws.yml) · 2026 · Louisiana · fetched Oct 29, 2026

Its cities by status

  • 48 cities in Liberty

Highest City Scores in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

  1. Belle Chasse, LA — 51, Liberty
  2. Buras, LA — 51, Liberty
  3. Davant, LA — 51, Liberty
  4. Harahan, LA — 51, Liberty
  5. Plaquemines Parish, LA — 51, Liberty
  6. Pointe à la Hache, LA — 51, Liberty
  7. Port Sulphur, LA — 51, Liberty
  8. Convent, LA — 42, Liberty
  9. Hester, LA — 42, Liberty
  10. Lutcher, LA — 42, Liberty
  11. Paulina, LA — 42, Liberty
  12. Saint James, LA — 42, Liberty
  13. Vacherie, LA — 42, Liberty
  14. Ama, LA — 41, Liberty
  15. Boutte, LA — 41, Liberty
  16. Des Allemands, LA — 41, Liberty
  17. Destrehan, LA — 41, Liberty
  18. Hahnville, LA — 41, Liberty
  19. Luling, LA — 41, Liberty
  20. Norco, LA — 41, Liberty
  21. Paradis, LA — 41, Liberty
  22. Saint Rose, LA — 41, Liberty
  23. Lafitte, LA — 39, Liberty
  24. Edgard, LA — 38, Liberty
  25. Garyville, LA — 38, Liberty

Quote it

Cite it as: Joy Project City Score v1.0, New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 2026-Q4, joyproject.com/metros/new-orleans-metairie-la. Methodology.

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