While i’ve nothing against your sense of N.O. pride, here’s another quote for you–”Cleveland rocks!”.
And so do Shaker Heights, Chagrin Falls, etc.
And one would imagine that both Ohio and New Orleans may have changed somewhat since 1870.

Not exactly stress free.

Relative to the daily difficulties of commuter life in Houston or Ft. Lauderdale, yes – possibly less stressful, depending on lifestyle.

Relative to a small town in Missouri, no – almost certainly more stressful.

I do almost all of my shopping within a few miles of my house. I don’t eat a lot of fast food. I realize that if you’re accustomed to certain businesses’ being open at certain hours, a change can be an adjustment. I realize that because I, like most New Orleanians, have had to make such adjustments.

That said, I would go back to my supposition that newcomers would find the city relatively stress-free–that is, relative to the experiences of pre-Katrina New Orleanians. That’s because newcomers would not have many of the disappointments of long-term New Orleanians, disappointments derived from their frustrated expectations.

Ultimately, I’m sure outcomes will vary.

Compared to a non-abandoned city, we don’t have 24 hour groceries, we have few places to go to buy children’s clothing or furniture, and my power still goes off once a week. Every day I drive down what used to be Carrollton, with non-existent McD’s, freshly opened Popeyes (that closes too damned early), totally ransacked shopping centers and grocery stores, and piles of debris.

I still can’t go to Calhoun Superette to get meat, Kokopelli’s for burritos, and Elio’s closes at 6:00. As much as I hate it, I have to do about a third of my shopping in Jeff Parish.

Would all of this cause stress to a new resident? I say yes.