There’s a site called City Data that has a forum and you can look up neighborhoods, etc. It may help.
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We are looking at Algiers Point and the Garden District at the moment. It’s an awful lot easier all around now that the kids are grown ups. Ha!
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Two good options. D is now living in the Lower Garden District and loves it (was there last weekend visiting with her and it is indeed a great spot). Can provide thoughts/insights on these or other neighborhoods if it would be helpful.
City Data can be useful.
Reddit is also useful.
Triangulate among all of them and you’ll get a good idea.
Here’s a description of the relevant Reddit subs:
r/NOLA is a subreddit focused on the arts, food, culture, and history of Greater New Orleans. We also like feel good stories, and we help with community Q&A’s.
r/AskNOLA for any kind of tourist or nightlife questions.
r/NewOrleans for a broader range of topics, including local politics and pictures of flipped cars.
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Algiers Point and the Garden District are two very different price ranges. This past week there was a report in the local newspaper showing how the median price per square foot changed in various zip codes between 2022 and 2021.
Algiers Point is in the 70114 zip code and is probably well above its zip code’s median price of $202/sf. The Garden District is primarily located in the 70130 zip code, which rings in at $358/sf, and the Garden District’s prices are probably higher than its zip code’s median, too. But, all that to say, a 1000 sf house in Algiers Point is going to be somewhere north of $202,000 whereas a 1000sf house in the Garden District is going to be well north of $358,000.
If you’re looking for historic housing & neighborhoods, pretty much everything on the east bank (north part of the river) from zip code 70119 on south will have qualifying housing. Additionally, Gentilly (70122) zip code also has a number of pre-WWII bungalows and such, if that meets your desire for historic areas.
If you let me know more of what you’re interested in (I haven’t read the thread, just the last couple of posts), I might have additional suggestions.
We will only be renting as we will probably be there two years, max. Our rent budget is $2,000 a month, but as we need a small-ish 1-2 bedroom I don’t think that will be too hard- at least not from what I am seeing. Algiers Point is closer to my husband’s work, but I’ll be working at the airport, so it’s debatable if it’s better to be in town than close to his work.
I’m glad you didn’t have to go to NO back then when you were not ready. The good news about moving in the summer is that you will see the worst weather first and it can only get better from there. 
I just got back from visiting my daughter this weekend and it was as fun as ever. I had never been during Mardi Gras season and it was great - so much energy all around the city. We watched some of the parades from the Garden District and I loved seeing all the decorated houses and the families out with their kids.
I don’t have as much information as other posters but I can try to help when you start to have questions. My D19 is most likely going to stay living there after graduation and she will probably want to live int he Garden District so I’ll be looking at the advice you get as well.
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I just got back from a short visit to New Orleans, and I’m glad I was able to go and poke around for myself. We’ve now narrowed down our housing search to Algiers Point, Audubon, and lake view, with Metairie in the mix as well. I spent over 8 hours touring neighborhoods from Belle chasse to the north shore, every part of the city, and all over the burbs. There are parts of the area that are absolutely magical and parts that are distinctly less so. I was offered a position in my company down there, so we’ve upped our budget to $2500, and I’m hopeful we can find something!
One thing I can say is I will never get tired of these tree-lined streets!
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ooh, I’m going in 2 weeks for a college tour. From your more extensive poking about, any off-the-usual-tourist-list food/club/music recs or other things we must see?
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I didn’t really look into that sort of stuff- sorry! I was there one day, and that included a job interview and all the driving to see where we could live. I figured I’ll have years to discover the little things.
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Loads of great music, much of it free or inexpensive. Don’t go to Bourbon Street, go to Frenchman Street for great music.
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D lives in New Orleans, am there multiple times per year, been over 50 times. Shoot me a DM if you’d like ideas/suggestions per your interests/preferences.
Wow - pleasantly surprised this thread wasn’t auto-closed after 3 years. Glad to hear the Audubon area is in the mix, and wondered if you’d consider Metairie. My younger s and DIL met in NOLA and stayed for a year or so after college. What about Esplanade? Maybe shoot @greenwitch a PM. She lives there.
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I was pleasantly surprised too! I was all ready to make a new one and saw this one still open. Ha. I have been intrigued by a house directly on the water in bayou St. John, but I’m also nervous about living with the water directly across the street down there too.
We are thinking of retiring to NOLA. Our son lives in the Fairgrounds neighborhood, near Bayou St. John, and that lovely area near City Park is high on our list. Unfortunately, pretty much all of NOLA is at risk for flooding. When my son bought his house in 2020, the Flood Factor was 4 out if 10, and flood insurance was not mandatory (although he got it anyway). This year, even though they’ve had no flooding, it’s listed as 8 out of 10!
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