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Alexandria vs Terre Haute

Metro-area medians — Alexandria, LA Metro Area vs Terre Haute, IN Metro Area — not the cities proper.

Terre Haute comes out ahead, winning 4 of the 6 clearly-decided measures.

Alexandria and Terre Haute cost about the same to live in, but Terre Haute households earn about 6% more. Adjusted for local prices, a typical paycheck stretches further in Terre Haute.

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Alexandria, LA
$59,439
take-home / yr · 21% to tax
$69,368
real value after local prices
Terre Haute, IN
$59,064
take-home / yr · 21% to tax
$67,273
real value after local prices

On $75,000 for just you, Alexandria leaves you about $2,095/yr better off after tax and local prices.

Take-home estimates a single filer taking the standard deduction (2025 federal brackets, FICA, and state income tax) and isn't tax advice. “Real value” rebases take-home to average U.S. prices using the BEA cost-of-living index; the per-person figure uses the OECD square-root equivalence scale.

Measure
Alexandria
Terre Haute
Livability (CityLedger)
31/100
32/100
Cost of living (price level, US = 100)
85.7
87.8
Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
$65,249
$67,439
Median household income
$55,909
$59,209
Median rent
$899/mo
$893/mo
Median home value
$165,800
$155,600
Unemployment
4.5%
4.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher
24.1%
24.2%
Average commute
22.3 min
24 min
Air quality (median AQI)
39
47
Avg temperature
67°F
54°F

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  • + Cost-adjusted income (pay's real value)
  • + Median household income
  • + Median home value
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Alexandria vs Terre Haute — frequently asked

Is Alexandria cheaper than Terre Haute?
They are about even — the overall cost of living in the Alexandria and Terre Haute metros is within 3% of each other (BEA Regional Price Parities), so neither is meaningfully cheaper.
Which has higher household income, Alexandria or Terre Haute?
Terre Haute has the higher median household income — $59,209 versus $55,909 (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS), about 6% more.
Does a paycheck go further in Alexandria or Terre Haute?
A paycheck stretches further in Terre Haute. Adjusted for local prices, the median income is worth $67,439 there versus $65,249 in Alexandria.
Which has cheaper rent, Alexandria or Terre Haute?
Rents are close — $899/mo in the Alexandria metro versus $893/mo in Terre Haute (U.S. Census Bureau, ACS).